Projected results from the election commission after polls closed in Rwanda put incumbent Paul Kagame on 99.15%. Turnout was said to be 98%. Only two opposition candidates with no real profile were allowed to run.

More than 9 million Rwandans were called to vote for a new president on Monday, and according to official results, more than 99% of them supported the incumbent Paul Kagame for a fourth term.

Soon after polls closed on Monday evening, the election commission said that Kagame had won 99.15% of the votes.

It also put turnout at a staggeringly high 98%. By comparison, even in those few countries where citizens are legally obliged to vote or face a fine, such as Australia, turnout only ever tends to be between 90 and 95%.

  • phoenixz@lemmy.ca
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    4 months ago

    So you’re a dictator.

    Even with 2 alternatives who had no high profile it would have been impossible

    Its impossible that 99.something% of the people come out to vote

    Its impossible that 99.something% of the people vote for the same guy. Even just error rates from people accidently filling out the wrong checkbox would have been higher than that.

    Hell, even Putin doesn’t make it THIS obvious that he stole the elections