Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame has been re-elected to a fourth term with 99.18 percent of the vote, according to provisional results published Thursday.
The outcome was unsurprising, with Kagame ruling Rwanda for three decades.
Kagame received 8.82 million votes, extending his rule by another five years.
This margin is even greater than his last presidential victory seven years ago, where he secured 98.79 percent.
Democratic Green Party leader Frank Habineza won 0.5 percent, while independent candidate Philippe Mpayimana got 0.32 percent.
They were the only two candidates approved to run after several opposition figures were barred.
Kagame is praised for rebuilding Rwanda post-1994 genocide but accused of ruling through fear and causing instability in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
He’s won every presidential election with over 93 percent of the vote.
In 2015, Kagame amended the constitution to shorten presidential terms but reset his own term limits, potentially allowing him to rule until 2034.
With 65 percent of the population under 30, Kagame is the only leader most Rwandans have known.
