2021 Ugandan general election

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The 2021 Ugandan general election was a nationwide poll in which President Yoweri Museveni sought and secured a sixth term amid significant opposition challenges, allegations of irregularities, and heightened international scrutiny.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf general election ⓘ
national election ⓘ
allegation electoral irregularities ⓘ
internet shutdown ⓘ
media restrictions ⓘ
voter intimidation ⓘ
candidate Mugisha Muntu ⓘ
Nobert Mao ⓘ
linked to: Norbert Mao

Patrick Oboi Amuriat ⓘ
Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu ⓘ
Yoweri Museveni ⓘ
candidateParty Alliance for National Transformation ⓘ
Democratic Party (Uganda) ⓘ
Forum for Democratic Change ⓘ
National Resistance Movement ⓘ
National Unity Platform ⓘ
chairOfElectoralCommission Simon Byabakama ⓘ
continent Africa ⓘ
country Uganda ⓘ
criticizedBy European Union officials ⓘ
United States government officials ⓘ
electoralSystemParliamentary first-past-the-post ⓘ
electoralSystemPresidential two-round system ⓘ
endDate 2021-01-14 ⓘ
followedBy 2026 Ugandan general election ⓘ
hasComponent parliamentary election ⓘ
presidential election ⓘ
humanRightsConcern arrests of opposition supporters ⓘ
restrictions on opposition rallies ⓘ
incumbentParty National Resistance Movement ⓘ
incumbentPresident Yoweri Museveni ⓘ
internationalObservation limited international observer presence ⓘ
internetAccess nationwide internet shutdown during polling period ⓘ
legalChallenge presidential election petition by Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu ⓘ
legalOutcome Supreme Court of Uganda upheld Museveni victory ⓘ
location Uganda ⓘ
mainOppositionCandidate Bobi Wine ⓘ
Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu ⓘ
mainOppositionParty National Unity Platform ⓘ
officeContested Members of Parliament ⓘ
President of Uganda ⓘ
organizedBy Electoral Commission of Uganda ⓘ
partOf elections in Uganda ⓘ
precededBy 2016 Ugandan general election ⓘ
presidentialVoteShareRunnerUp 34.83% ⓘ
presidentialVoteShareWinner 58.64% ⓘ
resultedIn sixth term for Yoweri Museveni ⓘ
runnerUpPresidential Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu ⓘ
securityContext heavy military and police deployment ⓘ
startDate 2021-01-14 ⓘ
voterTurnout approximately 57% ⓘ
winnerPartyPresidential National Resistance Movement ⓘ
winnerPresidential Yoweri Museveni ⓘ

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Uganda People’s Congress → participatedIn → 2021 Ugandan general election ⓘ
2016 Ugandan general election → followedBy → 2021 Ugandan general election ⓘ
Bobi Wine → candidateInElection → 2021 Ugandan presidential election ⓘ
linked to: 2021 Ugandan general election
2026 Ugandan general election → follows → 2021 Ugandan general election ⓘ