{"id":38151,"date":"2018-09-11T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-09-11T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/twice-elections-loser-mpayimana-keeps-political\/"},"modified":"2018-09-11T11:53:40","modified_gmt":"2018-09-11T11:53:40","slug":"twice-elections-loser-mpayimana-keeps-political","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/twice-elections-loser-mpayimana-keeps-political\/","title":{"rendered":"Twice elections loser Mpayimana keeps political zeal"},"content":{"rendered":"

He says, even without an official position, he will keep contributing ideas alongside the elected officials to prove his commitment to serve the country.<\/p>\n

Mpayimana and three other independent candidates failed to win 5% votes in the legislative elections held on September 3.<\/p>\n

They all scored below 1% while the Constitution requires 5% votes for a party or independent candidate to secure a seat in the parliament.<\/p>\n

Mpayimana has told IGIHE that he is not discouraged by the two failures.<\/p>\n

He urges the National Electoral Commission to revise the votes required for an independent candidate to win a seat, saying that it is discriminatory for an independent candidate to be required the same 5% votes as a political party which receives two seats upon winning 5%.<\/p>\n

The requirement is embedded in the constitution adopted in 2003 and amended in the November 2015 Referendum. <\/p>\n

\u201cLaws are made by people and can always change them,\u201d says Mpayimana.<\/p>\n

He says he will share with the legislators pledges he made during the campaign, adding that he has no plan to join any political party.<\/p>\n

Mpayimana came to Rwanda in 2017 from France where he was serving in a spices factory.<\/p>\n

He says he currently has no job and has no plans to go back to France soon.<\/p>\n

He plans to do marketing work for some companies and preparing projects for people as a means of earning a living in Rwanda while contributing to politics as well.<\/p>\n

In the recent elections, the ruling Rwanda Patriotic Front (RPF) and allied six parties won 74% equivalent to 40 seats out of 53 contested for in the general elections.<\/p>\n

Liberal Party (PL) and Social Democratic Party (PSD) respectively won 9% and 7% equivalent to five and four seats.<\/p>\n

Two opposition parties, Democratic Green Party of Rwanda (DGPR) and PS-Imberakuri, secured each two seats in the Lower House after winning 5% ballots.<\/p>\n

Other 27 seats in the 80-member Lower House are shared by representatives of women, youth and people with disabilities. <\/p>\n

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