Legislative

From 1994 to 2003 Rwanda had a transitional parliament with only one chamber and 70 seats. Founded on 12 December 1994 by an agreement of several parties. The members were selected by the agreements of Arusha determined.

Since the 2003 elections, the parliament in Rwanda consists of two chambers: the Chamber of Deputies with 80 seats and the Senate with 26 seats.

The seats of the Chamber of Deputies are as follows: 53 deputies are directly by the people in a secret ballot; 24 women are chosen: two for each province and the city of Kigali, 2 members are appointed by the National Youth Council elected a member is elected by the Disabled Association ‘Federation of the Association of the Disabled. ” The Parliament has 48.8% currently (2007) the highest proportion of women among the parliamentary lower houses worldwide.

The seats in the Senate composed as follows: 12 senators are indirectly elected, one from each province and the city of Kigali, eight senators will be used by the president, four senators are determined by the Forum of Political organizations “, a senator is elected from the ranks The lecturers and researchers at state universities and colleges, and a senator from the ranks of lecturers and researchers from universities and private colleges.