Rwanda Government

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Country Name	Rwanda
Full Country Name	Republic of Rwanda
Local - Long	Republika y'u Rwanda
Local - Short	Rwanda
Former Name	Ruanda, German East Africa
Etymology- history of name	the name translates as "domain" in the native Kinyarwanda language
Government Type	presidential republic
Capital Name	Kigali
Capital - geographic coordinate	1 57 S, 30 03 E
Capital Time Difference	UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Independence	1 July 1962 (from Belgium-administered UN trusteeship)
National Holiday	Independence Day, 1 July (1962)
Constitution	several previous; latest adopted by referendum 26 May 2003, effective 4 June 2003; amended several times, last in 2015

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Rwanda Government and Politics

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Executive Branch:	chief of state: President Paul KAGAME (since 22 April 2000) head of government: President Paul KAGAME (since 22 April 2000) cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the president elections/appointments: president directly elected by simple majority vote for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); note - a constitutional amendment approved in December 2016 reduced the presidential term from 7 to 5 years but included an exception that allowed President KAGAME to serve another 7-year term in 2017, potentially followed by two additional 5-year terms; election last held on 4 August 2017 (next to be held in August 2024); prime minister appointed by the president election results: Paul KAGAME reelected president; Paul KAGAME (RPF) 98.8%, Philippe MPAYIMANA (independent) 0.7%, Frank HABINEZA (DGPR)0.5%
Citizenship Criteria:	citizenship by birth: no citizenship by descent only: the father must be a citizen of Rwanda; if the father is stateless or unknown, the mother must be a citizen dual citizenship recognized: no residency requirement for naturalization: 10 years
Legal System:	mixed legal system of civil law, based on German and Belgian models, and customary law; judicial review of legislative acts in the Supreme Court
Suffrage:	18 years of age; universal
Legislative Branch:	description: bicameral Parliament consists of: Senate or Senat (26 seats; 12 members indirectly elected by local councils, 8 appointed by the president, 4 appointed by the Political Organizations Forum - a body of registered political parties, and 2 selected by institutions of higher learning; members serve 8-year terms) Chamber of Deputies or Chambre des Deputes (80 seats; 53 members directly elected by proportional representation vote, 24 women selected by special interest groups, and 3 selected by youth and disability organizations; members serve 5-year terms) elections: Senate - last held on 26-27 September 2011 (next to be held in 2019) Chamber of Deputies - last held on 3 September 2018 (next to be held in September 2023) election results: Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NA; composition - men 16, women 10, percent of women 38.5% Chamber of Deputies - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - Rwandan Patriotic Front Coalition 40, PSD 5, PL 4, other 4 indirectly elected 27; composition - men 26, women 54, percent of women 67.5%; note - total Parliament percent of women 60.4%
Judicial Branch:	highest court(s): Supreme Court (consists of the chief and deputy chief justices and 15 judges; normally organized into 3-judge panels); High Court (consists of the court president, vice-president, and a minimum of 24 judges and organized into 5 chambers note: Supreme Court judges nominated by the president of the republic after consultation with the Cabinet and the Superior Council of the Judiciary or SCJ (a 27-member body of judges, other judicial officials, and legal professionals), and approved by the Senate; chief and deputy chief justices appointed for 8-year nonrenewable terms; tenure of judges NA; High Court president and vice-president appointed by the president of the republic upon approval by the Senate; judges appointed by the Supreme Court chief justice upon approval of the SCJ; judge tenure NA judge selection and term of office: High Court of the Republic; commercial courts including the High Commercial Court; intermediate courts; primary courts; Gacaca and military specialized courts subordinate courts: High Court of the Republic; commercial courts including the High Commercial Court; intermediate courts; primary courts; Gacaca and military specialized courts
Regions or States:	4 provinces (in French - provinces, singular - province; in Kinyarwanda - intara for singular and plural) and 1 city* (in French - ville; in Kinyarwanda - umujyi); Est (Eastern), Kigali*, Nord (Northern), Ouest (Western), Sud (Southern)
Political Parties and Leaders:	Liberal Party or PL [Protais MITALI] Party for Progress and Concord or PPC [Christian MARARA] Rwandan Patriotic Front or RPF [Prosper HIGIRO] Social Democratic Party or PSD [Vincent BIRUTA]
International Law Organization Participation:	has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt
International Organization Participation:	ACP, AfDB, AU, C, CEPGL, COMESA, EAC, EADB, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MINUSMA, NAM, OIF, OPCW, PCA, UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNISFA, UNMISS, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
Diplomatic Representation in the US:	chief of mission: Ambassador Mathilde MUKANTABANA (since 5 July 2013) chancery: 1875 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 418, Washington, DC, 2000 telephone: [1] (202) 232-2882 FAX: [1] (202) 232-4544
Diplomatic Representation from US:	chief of mission: Ambassador Erica BARKS-RUGGLES (since 26 January 2015) embassy: 2657 Avenue de la Gendarmerie, Kigali mailing address: B.P. 28, Kigali telephone: [250] 252 596-400 FAX: [250] 252 580 325

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