Rwanda presidential elections : 9 August 2010 : the report of the Commonwealth Observer Group

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Rwanda presidential elections : 9 August 2010 : the report of the Commonwealth Observer Group

Commonwealth Secretariat, c2010

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Report of the Commonwealth Observer Group

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The Report of the Commonwealth Observer Group for the Rwanda Presidential elections. The Group was led by H E Dr Salim Ahmed Salim, former Secretary-General of the Organisation of African Unity and also a former Prime Minister Tanzania, and comprised thirteen eminent persons in total.

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Letter of Transmittal Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Political Background Early History Towards Independence Independent Rwanda Civil War 1994 Genocide Post-Genocide Rwanda Exodus of Hutus International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda Paul Kagame's Presidency 2008 Parliamentary Elections Recent Political Developments Political Parties Chapter 3: The Electoral Framework and Election Administration Legal Framework for the Elections National Electoral Commission Voter Eligibility and Voter Registration Candidate Eligibility and Nomination Complaints and Appeals Key Issues * Composition of the National Electoral Commission * The New Presidential Election Law of June 2010 * Genocide Ideology Law * Campaign Period Recommendations Chapter 4: Election Campaign and the Media Pre-Election Campaign Environment The Candidates Other Political Parties Election Campaign The Media Overview of the Media Landscape The Media and the Campaign Key Issues * Suspension of Media Outlets * Criminal Defamation * Self-censorship * Capacity of Journalists * Registration of Journalists Recommendations Chapter 5: Voting, Counting and Tabulation The Opening and Voting Process Assessment of Opening and Voting The Counting and Tabulation Process Assessment of Counting and Tabulation Overview of Province-by-Province Observation The Election Result Recommendations Chapter 6: Conclusions and Recommendations Conclusions Recommendations Electoral Framework and Election Administration Election Campaign and Media Voting, Counting and Tabulation Annex 1: Composition of the Group Annex 2: Deployment Plan Annex 3: Arrival Statement Annex 4: Interim Statement

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