Pliable Senate acts to ensure that longtime Rwandan dictator Paul Kagame will rule until death | Democracy, elections and voting at Democracy Chronicles

Kigali (dpa) – Rwandan President Paul Kagame would be able to run for a third term in 2017 and potentially stay in power until 2034, thanks to a constitutional amendment passed by the country’s Senate Tuesday despite the opposition slamming the move as undemocratic. “We are happy to vote for the lifting of the presidential term…