Overview

• Museveni collected nomination forms as the National Resistance Movement’s presidential flag bearer, formalizing his candidacy for the January 2026 election
• Age and term limits were removed in recent years, clearing the way for his potential near five-decade tenure since 1986
• Pop star–turned–politician Bobi Wine has declared his intention to run again but faces campaign arrests and security crackdowns
• Opposition leader Kizza Besigye has been jailed on treason charges since November, a move criticized as politically motivated
• His son, army commander Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has publicly expressed succession ambitions, stoking dynastic succession concerns