NewsFeed Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has been re-elected to a seventh term, according to official results, winning nearly 72% of the vote to extend his 40-year rule. But opposition candidate Bobi Wine said the results were ‘fake’ and called for non-violent street protests. Published On 17 Jan 202617 Jan 2026 Click here to share on […]
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Museveni claims win as opposition leader goes into hiding : NPR
A Ugandan police officer unloads ballot boxes from a truck at a polling station set up in front of an electoral billboard supporting Uganda’s incumbent president Yoweri Museveni in Kampala on Jan. 15, 2026. LUIS TATO/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption LUIS TATO/AFP via Getty Images LAGOS, Nigeria — Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni […]
Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni wins seventh term: Electoral Commission | Elections News
Museveni, 81, secured 71.65 percent support, electoral commission says, after contentious election campaign. Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has been re-elected to a seventh term, the country’s electoral commission has announced. Museveni, 81, won with 71.65 percent of the vote, the commission said on Saturday. Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of list He defeated his […]