Chamber of Deputies (Rwanda)
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Chamber of Deputies Chambre des Députés |
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Lower House of the Parliament of Rwanda
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Leadership | |
Donatille Mukabalisa, Liberal Party
Since 3 October 2013 |
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Structure | |
Seats | 80 |
Political groups
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RPF Coalition: 41 seats
Social Democratic Party: 7 seats
Liberal Party: 5 seats
Indirectly elected members: 27 seats
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Elections | |
Proportional representation and indirect election | |
Last election
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16-18 September 2013 |
Meeting place | |
Kigali | |
Website | |
http://www.parliament.gov.rw |
This article is part of a series on the politics and government of Rwanda |
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The Chamber of Deputies (Kinyarwanda: Umutwe w'Abadepite; French: Chambre des Députés) is the lower house of the bicameral national legislature of Rwanda. It was created under the new Constitution adopted by referendum in 2003.
Composition[edit]
The Chamber is made up of 80 deputies. Of these, 53 are elected for five-years term by proportional representation and 24 are elected by provincial councils; of the remainder, two are appointed by the National Youth Council, and one by the Federation of the Associations of the Disabled.
Election result[edit]
Main article: Rwandan parliamentary election, 2013
See also[edit]
- List of Presidents of the Chamber of Deputies of Rwanda
- Senate of Rwanda, the upper house of the legislature
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