Electoral/Political Party Reform – 2002
2002
Intermediate Implementation 
No further developments observed.
Postscript: The transitional period was terminated in 2003 and the new constitution effectively bans ethnic parties in order to promote inter-ethnic and national reconciliation. Once the new constitution came into effect in June 2003, the elections were held based on party list proportional representation.1“Elections in Rwanda,” African Election Database, accessed September 14, 2011, http://africanelections.tripod.com/rw.html#2003_Chamber_of_Deputies_Elec…