2011 Ugandan general election

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The 2011 Ugandan general election was a nationwide vote in Uganda to choose the president and members of parliament, marked by controversy over alleged irregularities and the long-standing rule of President Yoweri Museveni.

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instanceOf general election ⓘ
national election ⓘ
associatedWith debates over term limits and incumbency advantage in Uganda ⓘ
characterizedBy accusations of intimidation ⓘ
allegations of electoral irregularities ⓘ
claims of vote rigging ⓘ
use of state resources by the incumbent ⓘ
country Uganda ⓘ
criticizedBy civil society organizations in Uganda ⓘ
opposition parties in Uganda ⓘ
some international observers ⓘ
date 2011-02-18 ⓘ
electoralSystemUsed first-past-the-post voting ⓘ
followedBy 2016 Ugandan general election ⓘ
hasPart 2011 Ugandan parliamentary election ⓘ
2011 Ugandan presidential election ⓘ
impact strengthening of National Resistance Movement dominance in parliament ⓘ
incumbentPresidentBeforeElection Yoweri Museveni ⓘ
legalFramework Constitution of Uganda ⓘ
location Uganda ⓘ
mainOppositionParty Forum for Democratic Change ⓘ
mainOppositionPresidentialCandidate Kizza Besigye ⓘ
mainPresidentialCandidate Kizza Besigye ⓘ
Norbert Mao ⓘ
Olah Otunnu ⓘ
linked to: Olara Otunnu

Yoweri Museveni ⓘ
monitoredBy domestic election observers ⓘ
international election observers ⓘ
officeContested Member of Parliament of Uganda ⓘ
President of Uganda ⓘ
organizedBy Electoral Commission of Uganda ⓘ
parliamentaryWinnerParty National Resistance Movement ⓘ
parliamentElected 9th Parliament of Uganda ⓘ
partOf elections in Uganda ⓘ
precededBy 2006 Ugandan general election ⓘ
presidentialWinner Yoweri Museveni ⓘ
presidentialWinnerParty National Resistance Movement ⓘ
resultContestedBy Forum for Democratic Change ⓘ
Kizza Besigye ⓘ
resultedIn continuation of Yoweri Museveni’s presidency ⓘ
scope nationwide ⓘ
tookPlaceDuring Yoweri Museveni’s long-term rule ⓘ
typeOfVoters registered Ugandan citizens ⓘ
voterTurnoutApproximate 59 percent ⓘ
year 2011 ⓘ

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Uganda People’s Congress → participatedIn → 2011 Ugandan general election ⓘ
2011 Ugandan general election → hasPart → 2011 Ugandan parliamentary election ⓘ
linked to: 2011 Ugandan general election