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00:00The outcome is quite predictable.
00:02Paul Kagame has been in power for 24 years.
00:04He won in 2017 with almost 99% of the vote.
00:08Observers are expecting a similar result this year.
00:12For millions of young people, he's the only leader they've ever known.
00:16Almost half of the registered voters are under the age of 30.
00:20Earlier, I spoke to some of these voters who were part of the Kagame generation.
00:25I had to vote for Mr Paul Kagame because of his ambitions and
00:32forces he made to make our country almost a paradise.
00:39It's important for me because, first of all, it's my first time.
00:43It's important because I'm a Rwandan and I'm proud to be a Rwandan
00:49and I'm proud of my country. It came from far.
00:52Kagame is facing off against the only two contenders who were allowed to run.
00:57They're the same political opponents he faced in 2017.
01:00The other six candidates were prevented from running by the Electoral Commission this year.
01:05Frank Habinava is often considered his only real opponent.
01:09He won less than 1% of the vote in 2017 and throughout his campaign,
01:14he's talked about issues over political freedoms, food security and unemployment.
01:18However, he's failed to attract many people to his rallies.
01:22Paul Kagame, on the other hand, has attracted millions of supporters
01:26to his rallies during these past three weeks of campaigning.
01:30A high turnout is expected, as is usually the case in Rwanda.
01:34In 2017, 98% of registered voters cast ballots.
01:38Kagame's party, the Rwandan Patriotic Front, says this illustrates its popularity,
01:44while the opposition, of which there is little here, say it reflects a climate of fear.