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January 17, 2026
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Museveni wins again: Uganda President secures 7th term as Bobi Wine cries foul

Museveni wins again: Uganda President secures 7th term as Bobi Wine cries foul

The Electoral Commission (EC) on Saturday announced that Museveni, the National Resistance Movement (NRM) candidate, won the January 15 election with 71.65 per cent of the vote, equivalent to about 7.9 million votes...

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Uganda's long-serving leader, Yoweri Museveni, has been declared the winner of the country’s presidential election, securing his seventh term in office. The victory comes amid allegations of widespread malpractice and a nationwide internet shutdown, with opposition leader Bobi Wine rejecting the results as fraudulent.

  • Museveni, candidate for the National Resistance Movement (NRM), won with 71.65 percent (approximately 7.9 million votes).
  • His main challenger, Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu (Bobi Wine) of the National Unity Platform (NUP), secured 24.72 percent (approximately 2.7 million votes).
  • The Electoral Commission (EC) reported a voter turnout of 52.10 percent from a total of 11,366,201 votes cast.
  • Bobi Wine alleged ballot stuffing, arrests of polling agents, and intimidation, also claiming a raid on his home and that his family was under house arrest.

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