Article 79 of the 2003 Constitution as amended in 2015 says that for elections purposes, the President of the Republic dissolves the Chamber of Deputies at least 30 days and not more than 60 days before the end of the parliamentary term.
The organic law says that the term of Deputies is five years starting from the day they take oath of office.
However, the law emphasizes that for electoral reasons, the President of the Republic shall dissolve the parliament, Chamber of Deputies in a period not less than 30 days and not more than 60 days before the expiry of their term of office.
The outgoing members of parliament were elected on September 16th and sworn in on October 4th, 2013. This means that remaining days to end their term allow the president to dissolve the house.
The National Electoral Commission has revealed that a total of 521 candidates were found eligible to compete for parliamentary seats.
Five political parties (including coalition of different political parties with RPF-Inkotanyi) are competing in the elections while four independents are standing.
It is the first time for the Democratic Green Party of Rwanda (DGPR) to have candidates in parliamentary elections.
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