Parliament of Rwanda

Parliament of Rwanda

Inteko Ishinga Amategeko y’u Rwanda
Parliament of Rwanda ; Inteko Ishinga Amategeko y’u Rwanda
Type
Type	Bicameral
Houses	Chamber of Deputies; Senate
Leadership
Speaker of the Senate	François-Xavier Kalinda
Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies	Gertrude Kazarwa
Seats	106 members 80 Deputies; 26 Senators;
Elections
Chamber of Deputies voting system	53 seats are elected by Closed list proportional representation with 5% electoral threshold; 27 seats are elected by Indirect election;
Senate voting system	Appointed
Meeting place
	Parliament Building, Kigali
Website
	www.rwandaparliament.gov.rw

The Parliament of Rwanda (French: Parlement du Rwanda; Kinyarwanda: Inteko Ishinga Amategeko y’u Rwanda) has consisted of two chambers since 2003:

The Senate (French: Sénat; Kinyarwanda: Sena) (Upper Chamber)
The Chamber of Deputies (French: Chambre des députés; Kinyarwanda: Umutwe w’Abadepite) (Lower Chamber)