Yoweri Museveni Wins 7th Term as Uganda President
The Ugandan elections held on Thursday, January 15, were marred by violence that resulted in the death of more than 12 people and the destruction of property...
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Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has secured his seventh term in office, winning the presidential election with 71.65 percent of the vote. The National Resistance Movement (NRM) candidate was declared the winner by the Ugandan Electoral Commission on Saturday, January 17, after a contentious election.
- Museveni garnered 7,946,772 votes, while his main opponent, Robert Kyagulanyi (alias Bobi Wine) of the National Unity Platform (NUP), received 2,741,238 votes, or 24.72 percent.
- Bobi Wine had previously rejected the provisional results, citing them as a 'massive fraud'.
- The elections, held on Thursday, January 15, were marred by violence, resulting in the deaths of at least 12 people.
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Yoweri Museveni Wins 7th Presidential Term Amidst Violence and Opposition's Rejection of Results - January 2026
Yoweri Museveni was declared the winner of Uganda's presidential election, securing his seventh term with 71.65 percent of the vote. Opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, also known as Bobi Wine, rejected the provisional results, calling them "fabricated" and "fake." Bobi Wine reported that security forces raided his home and he escaped, but his wife and family remain under house arrest. Following the elections, violent clashes between security forces and opposition supporters resulted in at least 12 confirmed deaths in central Uganda and the capital, Kampala. The Pan-African Solidarity Group, a coalition of civil society organizations, condemned the violence, reporting over 13 people were killed and accusing the Ugandan government of state-sponsored manipulation.
