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Legislative Branch Reform – 1994

The Arusha Accords created a multi-party Transitional National Assembly to replace the single-party National Council for Development. After taking power, the RPF installed a power-sharing Transitional National Assembly which was established on 25 November 1994. Of the 70 seats in the National Assembly, the RPF had 19, the MDR 13, the PSD 13, the PL 13, the PDC six, the PSR two, the PDI two, and the final two seats went to other parties.¹ The 11 MRND seats were redistributed among various parties but six seats were kept for the army, a decision not provided for by Arusha. This multi-party Transitional National Assembly continued until the composition of the assembly was rebalanced. In the rebalanced Transitional National Assembly, the MDR had 13 seats, the PSD 13, the PL 13, the PDC six, the RPA six, the PSR two, the PDI two, and the other two seats went to other parties.²“The World Factbook- 2000,” CIA, 2000, accessed September 11, 2011, http://www.photius.com/wfb2000/countries/rwanda/rwanda_government.html.[…

1. “The World Factbook- 1996,” CIA,1996, accessed September 11, 2011, http://www.umsl.edu/services/govdocs/wofact96/211.htm.