With three quarters of the votes counted, the Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF) is heading for an overwhelming victory in the legislative elections. The RPF has mobilised 76% of the voters, against 13 and 9.4 percent respectively for the Social Democratic Party and Liberal Party.
These results deserve our respect and congratulations - perhaps not for their democratic quality, but for the event itself - impressive and perfectly directed as a mass scene in a better-than-average bible movie.
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