Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has been declared the winner of Thursday’s presidential election, securing another five-year term and extending his nearly 40 years in power. The country’s electoral commission announced that Museveni won 71.65% of the vote.
His closest challenger, opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi, widely known as Bobi Wine, was credited with 24.72% of the vote. Bobi Wine rejected the outcome, denouncing what he described as “fake results” and alleging ballot stuffing during the electoral process.
While Bobi Wine has not provided detailed evidence to support his claims, the authorities have not publicly responded to the allegations. However, African Union election observers said they had seen “no evidence of ballot stuffing” during their monitoring of the polls.
Despite disputing the results, Bobi Wine called on his supporters to engage only in non-violent protests, urging calm amid heightened political tensions following the announcement.
Museveni, now 81, first came to power in 1986 after leading a rebel movement that overthrew the government at the time. Since then, he has won seven elections, making him one of Africa’s longest-serving leaders.
