Rwanda

The National Electoral Commission (NEC) yesterday released the final list of candidates who will run in the September 16 parliamentary elections, exactly a week ahead of the campaign trail.

The majority of outgoing MPs are on the final list in the various categories, with the RPF-led coalition due to field the highest number of aspirants - 80 in total.

We invite you to read the full article published August 20, 2013

With constitutional quotas for interest group seats in their favour and all political parties legally bound to respect women's quota of at least 30 per cent of their parliamentary nominees, women may retain or even widen their majority in the Chamber of Deputies after the upcoming September elections.

The National Electoral Commission (NEC) has urged women to participate in the forthcoming parliamentary elections by turning up in large numbers on Election Day.

The polls are slated for September.

In a meeting on Wednesday, NEC Chairperson Prof. Mbanda Kalisa underscored the importance of women's role in teh conduct of successful elections.

We invite you to read the full article published July 5 2013 by All Africa