¡¡¡¡KIGALI, Oct. 1 (Xinhuanet) -- Rwandan President Paul Kagame's ruling Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF) Wednesday got a landslide victory in the first legislative polls since a 1994 genocide.

¡¡¡¡"We declare RPF the winner of this election," Electoral Commission chairman Chrysologue Karangwa said in a live broadcast on state-owned television.

¡¡¡¡"By Friday we shall tell Rwandans how many seats each of these parties will hold in parliament."

¡¡¡¡Karangwa said the RPF won 73.78 percent of the votes cast. TheSocial Democratic Party was second with 12.31 percent and the Liberal Party was third with 10.56 percent.

¡¡¡¡He put the turnout in Tuesday's vote at more than 99 percent of the 3.95 million eligible voters.

¡¡¡¡On Tuesday, Rwandans voted for 53 of the 80 seats in the lower house National Assembly. Three seats for special groups were decided Monday and the remainder, reserved for women's associations, were due to be voted for on Thursday.

¡¡¡¡While casting his vote Tuesday, President Kagame promised Rwandans to do all possible for the development of the country.

¡¡¡¡He assured democracy, strengthening of the economy as well as security. He noted that his government would have to share the power with the other parties.

¡¡¡¡The polls marks a historic landmark for the central African country, being the first legislative polls since the 1994 genocide and the first multiparty parliamentary elections since independence in 1962.

¡¡¡¡It followed the presidential elections on Aug. 25, in which President Kagame also scored overwhelming win, securing more than 95 percent of the vote. Enditem