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Indirect parliamentary elections were held in Rwanda in 1957.
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Electoral system
The Decree of 14 July 1952 by the Belgian authorities introduced an element of democracy to the Rwandan political system. A complicated electoral system was created, which involved seven stages of elections to eventually elect the national Superior Council (French: Conseil Superieur du Pays). The system was modified from the 1953–54 elections with all men aged 18 or over able to vote for the Sub-Chiefdom Councils, as voting had previously been restricted to notables.
Results
The elections in the sub-chiefdoms were held in 1956, with the elections to the Chiefdom Councils Territorial Councils and the Superior Council following in 1957.
References
Rwandan parliamentary election, 1957 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA