Yoweri Museveni beats Bobi Wine to win a seventh term
BBC • • general
Key Points:
- President Yoweri Museveni has been declared the winner of Uganda's recent election with 72% of the vote, extending his rule by another five years, while his main challenger Bobi Wine received 25% and has alleged "fake results" and "ballot stuffing" without providing evidence.
- The election was marred by violence, with opposition leader Bobi Wine reporting at least 21 deaths, although authorities have confirmed seven, and the government imposed an internet blackout citing prevention of misinformation and violence, a move criticized by the UN.
- Bobi Wine, a former pop star and youth representative, has called for non-violent protests and claimed he was abducted and later evaded a security raid, with police denying the
