President Yoweri Museveni has recently been reelected as the Ugandan president, which makes him one of the longest, serving leaders in Africa, after he was overwhelmingly voted in.
According to the figures released by the Ugandan Electoral Commission, Museveni got 7. 9 million votes, which is 71. 6 percent of the total votes cast. The opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi, also called Bobi Wine, who was Mr. Museveni’s closest competitor, managed to get the second spot by obtaining 2. 7 million votes or 24 percent of the total votes.
Along with this, the president’s party, the National Resistance Movement (NRM), has made a significant triumph in parliament by winning over 265 seats thus consolidating the grip on the power of the ruling party.
However, Kyagulanyi has repudiated the election results saying that the election figures do not represent the will of Ugandans. The opposition leader, through a video message, said that the people cannot accept the election as the truth because the government used various illegal and unfair methods to influence the results.
The election process was carried out under very tense circumstances with a highly controversial campaign during which an internet blackout was imposed all over the country, there were also accusations of arrests and harassment of opponents.
Also, the late arrival of ballot papers is said to have led to confusion and some scattered acts of violence on the election day. While the whole nation was watching nervously for the announcement of the official results, many establishments in Kampala, the capital, were still closed because of the increased security and political tension.
