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Uganda’s electoral commission has announced that Yoweri Museveni has won a fifth term as president.<\/p>\n

It said that President Museveni had won 60.75% of the vote, while his main opponent Kizza Besigye had taken 35%.<\/p>\n

[contextly_sidebar id=”eoCHeGSSP96Oyehn15XJEwODUflDAANl”]President Museveni will now serve another five years in office, having already been in power for 30 years.<\/p>\n

EU observers have criticised the poll, saying the governing party has created an “intimidating atmosphere” and the opposition alleges vote rigging.<\/p>\n

Mr Besigye has been under house arrest since Friday on suspicion he was planning to publish his own results, breaking electoral laws, police said.<\/p>\n

The election has been marred by sporadic violence and opposition allegations of electoral fraud, with social media sites and messaging apps blocked.<\/p>\n

“Voters actively participated in the campaign events and expressed a remarkable determination while waiting for the long hours on the election day to cast their ballots,” said EU Chief Observer Eduard Kukan.<\/p>\n

“However, the [governing] National Resistance Movement’s domination of the political landscape distorted the fairness of the campaign.”<\/p>\n

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\"Ugandan
The main opposition challenger Kizza Besigye (L) was arrested on Friday<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n

Mr Besigye went further, telling AFP news agency that he was detained when on the verge of busting an alleged police-run election rigging operation.<\/p>\n

He told the agency he had “very reliable information, corroborated information that there was a house in a suburb of the city… where the operation of rigging the elections is centred.”<\/p>\n

It is the fourth time Mr Besigye, candidate for the opposition Forum for Democratic Change, has taken on President Museveni.<\/p>\n

The two men were once allies, with Mr Besigye serving as Mr Museveni as his personal doctor when they were guerrilla fighters.<\/p>\n

Mr Museveni seized power in 1986 and is credited with restoring stability to Uganda. However, critics say he has become increasingly authoritarian.<\/p>\n

The next closest challenger to Mr Museveni, former Prime Minister Amama Mbabazi, is also reportedly under house arrest.<\/p>\n

Main candidates<\/h2>\n
\"Posters<\/span><\/figure>\n
    \n
  • Kizza Besigye, 59, a veteran opposition leader. He has lost the last three elections<\/li>\n
  • Amama Mbabazi, 67, former ally of President Museveni and once prime minister – also served as defence, security and justice ministers<\/li>\n
  • Yoweri Museveni, 71, in power since winning a five-year guerrilla war in 1986 – one of Africa’s longest-serving leaders. His final term was meant to end in 2006, but in 2005 he won a campaign to lift the constitutional term limits<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    –<\/p>\n

    Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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