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Opinion divided on who benefits from PSD, PL endorsement of Kagame

Two major political parties in Rwanda are not offering presidential contenders to challenge President Kagame in the August 4 polls.

Many were taken by surprise when, in separate congresses during the June 3-4 weekend, the Social Democratic Party (PSD) and Liberal Party (PL) both endorsed President Kagame, who is yet to be formally selected as the Rwanda Patriotic Front’s flagbearer.

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