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After 40 years in power, Uganda's president wins re-election

2026-01-17 21:43:40Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has been declared the winner of Thursday's election, extending his four-decade rule for another five years.

The electoral commission announced that Museveni received 72% of the vote, while his closest rival, Bobi Wine, received 25%. Wine has condemned the result, calling it “fake” and alleging vote rigging, without giving further details. Authorities have not responded to the claims, while African Union observers said they saw no evidence of vote rigging. Wine has called for peaceful protests.

Museveni, 81, came to power as a rebel leader in 1986 and has won seven elections since then. The election process was marred by violence, and Wine, 43, a former pop star, says at least 21 people have been killed in the country in recent days. Authorities have confirmed seven deaths.

Internet access has been blocked in the country since Tuesday, making it difficult to verify information. Authorities argue the measure was necessary to prevent disinformation, fraud and incitement to violence, a decision that has been condemned by the UN human rights office as deeply disturbing. Wine has demanded the internet be restored.

The head of the African Union observer mission, former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan, told reporters that “the government must lift the internet blockade” as the election approaches. He also condemned reports of intimidation, arrests and kidnappings, saying they instill fear and undermine public confidence in the electoral process.

Overnight, Wine's party said he had been kidnapped from his home in the capital Kampala, a claim police have denied. Later, Wine posted a statement on Facebook saying he had escaped an attack by security forces the previous night and was in hiding. He had previously said he was under house arrest.

This has not been confirmed by police, but spokesman Kituuma Rusoke said Wine's movements were restricted because his home was in an area of ??"security concern." "We have controlled access to areas that are security hotspots," the police spokesman told Uganda's Daily Monitor newspaper. "We cannot allow certain places to be used for gatherings that cause chaos."

Wine says he represents the youth in a country where the majority of the population is under 30. During the campaign, he promised to fight corruption and implement broad reforms, while Museveni argued that he is the only guarantor of stability in Uganda, a country with a history of conflict. The other six candidates did not receive more than 2% of the vote. Turnout in the election was 52.5%. /BBC


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