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Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni wins sixth term as rival Bobi Wine alleges fraud
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has scored a decisive election victory to win a sixth term, the country’s election commission said, but his main rival Bobi Wine denounced the results as fraudulent and urged citizens to reject them.
Key points:
- The election was marked by a deadly crackdown by security forces on opposition candidates and their supporters
- Civil society groups and foreign governments questioned the election’s credibility and transparency
- Monitoring group complained of election irregularities
Mr Museveni, 76, has been in power since 1986 and is one of Africa’s longest-serving leaders.
He dismissed the allegations of fraud in an evening address to the nation, saying Thursday’s election may turn out to be the “most cheating free”…
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