The true extent of popular support for Mr. Kagame is anyone’s guess, since media freedom in the country has been almost entirely eroded. Polling conducted by lawmakers purported to find only 10 individuals among the millions of Rwandans who were canvassed who said they opposed changing the Constitution to extend Mr. Kagame’s leadership. Frank Habineza, who heads the main opposition Democratic Green Party, has been a vocal critic, but the fact that so few others have publicly expressed concern indicates the near-total control Mr. Kagame exerts over Rwanda, through a combination of repression and omnipresent surveillance.
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