Political Organisastions
Rwanda Governance Board has the mandate to register political organisations and to monitor their operations. This mandate is exercised in accordance with the law governing political organisations and procedures put in place for registration and monitoring.
The government of Rwanda has opted for a consensual democracy that consists of and constant quest for solutions through dialogue and consensus. The Constitution of the Republic of Rwanda also provides for power sharing and recognizes a multiparty system.
Political organisations therefore provides a platform for Rwandans to exercise the above constitutional choices. They have the responsibility to promote the principles of democracy, uphold the unity of Rwandans, the integrity and the security of the country. They are also expected to educating the citizens on engaging in political activities based on democracy, on expressing the right to vote and to be elected and ensure equal access for women and men to elective mandates and elective functions of the Government.
Political organizations are also obliged to reflect the unity of the people of Rwanda, gender equality and complementality, whether in the recruitment of members, putting in place organs of leadership and in their operations and activities. Each political organization must have at least thirty percent (30%) of posts in decision making organs awarded to women.
For a political party to be established, it must have at least two hundred (200) founding members in the whole country, with at least five (5) people having their domicile in each district.
Founders of a political organization submit to RGB a letter requesting for their organization to be registered.
For more information
Download the 2013 Law governing Political Organisation
Download the 2018 Law Modifying the 2013 Law Governing Political Organisations
The National Consultative Forum of Political Organisations (NFPO) is an institution established by the Constitution of the Republic of Rwanda of 2003 Revised in 2015, in its article 59. The NFPO works as a platform where Political Organisations recognized in Rwanda meet and discuss on the country’s problems and national policies, in the purpose of consensus building and national cohesion.
The NFPO is a permanent framework for capacity building for member political organizations in the development of political activities and political service provision. It is also a framework for conflict mediation between political parties and for the promotion of the code of conduct which should characterize the political leadership in Rwanda.
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Democratic Union of the Rwandan Peaople (UPDR)
Party for Democracy and Concord (PPC)
Centrist Democratic Party (PDC)