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Uganda Declares Museveni Winner With 72% as Bobi Wine Rejects Result

Officials announced the result after a vote marred by an internet blackout, heavy security, delays, disputed violence reports, contested claims about the opposition leader's detention.

Overview

  • The electoral commission said President Yoweri Museveni won about 71.7% of the vote, with opposition leader Bobi Wine at roughly 24–25%.
  • Wine denounced the tally as fake, urged peaceful protests and said he escaped a raid at his home, adding that his wife remains confined there.
  • Police denied detaining Wine and said he is safe at home, while his party deleted an earlier post alleging a military helicopter abduction; his precise status could not be independently verified.
  • African observer missions reported no evidence of ballot stuffing but cited intimidation, arrests and alleged abductions as serious concerns.
  • Voting was delayed by biometric failures and an ongoing nationwide internet shutdown, as the opposition also reported at least 10 killings that were not independently verified.