Museveni Secures Seventh Term with Landslide Victory in Uganda Election
Incumbent president secures another term as opposition raises concerns over polling delays
- Museveni won the election with 75.38% of the total votes cast.
- Bobi Wine finished second with just over 20% of the vote.
- The polls were marked by delays and technical challenges at voting centres.
Uganda’s long-serving President, Yoweri Museveni, has been declared winner of the country’s general election, securing a seventh consecutive term in office with an overwhelming majority of votes.
Museveni contested the election against opposition figure Robert Ssentamu, popularly known as Bobi Wine, and six other candidates. Provisional results reported by Uganda-based NTV indicate that the incumbent president polled 5,148,845 votes, representing 75.38 percent of the total votes cast.
Bobi Wine placed second with 1,414,619 votes, accounting for 20.17 percent. Nathana Nandala followed with 144,564 votes (2.12 percent), while Mugisha Muntu garnered 38,582 votes (0.56 percent). Frank Buura received 29,713 votes (0.44 percent).
The remaining candidates—Robert Kasibante, Mubarak Munyagwa, and Joseph Mabirizi—secured 20,626 votes (0.30 percent), 19,034 votes (0.28 percent), and 14,106 votes (0.21 percent) respectively.
Ahead of the announcement of results, Bobi Wine had warned of nationwide protests if the election was rigged, citing reports of delays and technical challenges at polling stations.
Electoral officials, however, attributed the delays to faults in biometric voter identification machines, while others pointed to the effects of an internet and network shutdown that began on the eve of the polls.
