Kagame likely to win Rwandan election

KIGALI - Rwanda’s incumbent President Paul Kagame is into an overwhelming lead over his three rivals, the National Election Commission (NEC) said.

About 5.1 million Rwandans cast their votes in the elections held Monday, Xinhua reported.

Kagame is the presidential candidate from the ruling Rwanda Patriotic Front (RPF). A father of four children, he has been acting as forces commander of the former rebel group of RPF, which has held power after it stopped the genocide against Tutsis in 1994.

Among his main rivals include Prosper Higiro from the Liberal Party who is currently the vice president of the Senate. Another contender is Jean Damasc¨¨ne Ntawukuriryayo, a pharmacist from the Social Democratic Party, currently deputy speaker of parliament.

Alvera Mukabaramba is a presidential candidate from the Party for Progress and Concord and the sole woman candidate in the presidential race.