Rwandan constitutional referendum, 2003

A constitutional referendum was held in Rwanda

Rwanda

Rwanda or , officially the Republic of Rwanda , is a country in central and eastern Africa with a population of approximately 11.4 million . Rwanda is located a few degrees south of the Equator, and is bordered by Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo...

on 26 May 2003. The new constitution created a presidential republic with a bicameral

Bicameralism

In the government, bicameralism is the practice of having two legislative or parliamentary chambers. Thus, a bicameral parliament or bicameral legislature is a legislature which consists of two chambers or houses....

parliament

Parliament of Rwanda

The Parliament of Rwanda consists of two chambers:*The Senate *The Chamber of Deputies Prior to 2003 the Parliament of Rwanda was unicameral...

, and banned the incitement of racial hatred. It was approved by 93% of voters with a 90% voter turnout. Following its approval, presidential elections

Rwandan presidential election, 2003

A presidential election was held in Rwanda on 25 August 2003. Paul Kagame easily won the election against a weak opposition.-Source:*...

were held on 25 August and parliamentary elections

Rwandan parliamentary election, 2003

Parliamentary elections were held in Rwanda between 29 September and 3 October 2003. They were the first parliamentary elections since 1988 and were held following the approval of a new constitution in a referendum in August 2003....

on 29-30 September.

Results

Choice	Votes	%
For	3,132,291	93.42
Against	220,462	6.58
Invalid/blank votes	119,447
Total	3,472,200	100
Source: African Elections Database

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