Democracy in Rwanda

Democracy Ratings

Freedom House 2018	Score: 6 out of 7 ^{(where lower scores are more democratic)}	Freedom Status: Not Free
EIU Democracy Index 2017	Score: 3.19 out of 10 ^{(where higher scores are more democratic)}	World Ranking: =133
Polity IV 2016	Score: -3 (from -10 to 10, where higher scores are more democratic)	Category: Closed Anocracy

Freedom House 2018

Score:

6 out of 7

^{(where lower scores are more democratic)}

Freedom Status:

Not Free

EIU Democracy Index 2017

Score:

3.19 out of 10

^{(where higher scores are more democratic)}

World Ranking:

=133

Polity IV 2016

Score:

-3

(from -10 to 10, where higher scores are more democratic)

Category:

Closed Anocracy

System of Government	Presidential
Presidential Electoral System	First past the post
Last Presidential Election	2017
Next Presidential Election	2024
Presidential Term Limits	Two, seven-year terms (currently under review)
System of Appointment to Legislature	Lower Chamber: 53 elected through proportional representation 24 women elected through provincial councils 2 appointed by National Youth Council 1 appointed by Federation of the Associated of the Disabled Upper Chamber: 12 indirectly elected by provincial and sectoral councils 8 appointed by president to represent historically marginalised 4 appointed by Forum of Political Formations 2 elected by university staff
Last Legislative Election	2013
Next Legislative Election	2018
Number of Seats in Legislature	Lower Chamber: 80 Upper Chamber: 26
Female quota, representation in lower house	Yes: reserved seats

Last legislative election (2013)
Party		Votes (%)	Seats
Rwandan Patriotic Front coalition	Rwandan Patriotic Front	76.22	37
	Centrist Democratic Party		1
	Ideal Democratic Party		1
	Party for Progress and Concord		1
	Rwandan Socialist Party		1
Social Democratic Party		13.03	7
Liberal Party		9.29	5
Social Party Imberakuri			0
Independents			0
Patriotic Front		1
Citizen Rally		1
Union of Democratic Forces		1
Independents		8