
The United State said yesterday friday,that they oppose to a third term in office for Rwandan President Paul Kagame.Rwanda's parliament is expecting to consider an amendment to the country's constitution that would lift a two term limit on presidential terms and potentially enable president Kagame to seek re-election in 2017.Rwanda's 2003 constitution limits the number of presidential terms to two and therefore bars Kagame elected first in 2003 and again in 2010 from standing for a third term.U.S has long supported 57 year old Paul Kagame,the Tutsi former rebel leader who led the offensive that ended a 1994 genocide by Huti extremists and led the country's revival.But the U'S made it clear that the United states would not back away attempt to modify the constitution to keep its ally in office beyond the next scheduled election.Rwandan officials deny that Kagame himself is behind moves to review the constitution,insisting they are responding to popular demand from his loyal supporters.
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