Ugandans voted in a tense national election on Thursday, with President Yoweri Museveni seeking to extend his rule into a fifth decade amidst an internet shutdown and a violent campaign. Museveni, 81, expects to win 80% of the vote, dismissing his popular challenger, Bobi Wine, 43.

• Museveni has been in power since 1986, having changed the constitution twice to remove age and term limits.
• Bobi Wine, nicknamed the "Ghetto President", appeals to young voters frustrated by scarce economic opportunities.
• Authorities cut internet access nationwide on Tuesday to curb misinformation, with voting experiencing delays due to non-functional biometric machines at some polling stations in Kampala.
• The United States denounced Museveni's 2021 election victory as neither free nor fair, though similar criticism may not come from the current U.S. administration.
• Security forces have frequently fired at Wine's campaign events, resulting in at least one death and hundreds of arrests of his supporters.