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Brief Profiles of Countries, EMB’s and Partner Organisations of A-WEB

tional representation from closed multi-ethnic par-  Reconciliation and counting undertaken at poll-
ty lists from each province ing station after close of polling in presence of
candidates and agents
Minimum quota of 2% of the votes for representa-
tion, must have 60% Hutu and 40% Tutsi members,  When counting is complete, the presiding officer
30% women, three members of Twa ethnic group compiles the results and declares them publicly,
are co-opted. issues copies of the results to candidate agents,
communal commissions and CENI
100 members elected from 18 constituencies, and  Provincial Commission tallies results received
18 co-opted members
from Communes in presence of agents, pro-
Senate: composed of 2 members per province, claims them publicly and forwards them to CENI.
one Hutu one Tsutsi  CENI tallies the results and proclaims provision-
al results in the presence of agents, results sub-
Elected by colleges of members of the Commune mitted by CENI to Constitutional Court for verifi-
Councils cation and proclamation of the final results.

30% of the members of council must be women, 9. How long does it take to announce voting results
three Twa members co-opted 48 hours after the closing of polling stations

36 members are indirectly elected and 3 are Twa
members.

Local elections :

7. Opening and closing time of polling stations
Opening: 6 am
Closing: 2 pm

8. Counting process
 In presence of candidates and their agents, Pre-
siding Officer demonstrates ballot boxes are
empty; security forces barred from precinct.

 Voters vote at polling station where registered,
present voters card and identification; officials
check name on register, issue a black and a
white envelope and ballot papers of candidates;
in booth voter places ballots of candidates of
choice in white envelope and others in black,
leaves and places envelopes in designated box-
es; finger marked with indelible ink.

Information on elections # seats Term of office # candidates / political parties #districts

Presidential Elections 1 5 8 1
National Assembly 118 5 26 17

Senate 39 5 16 18

Local government

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