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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instanceOf general election
national election
allegation electoral irregularities
internet shutdown
media restrictions
voter intimidation
candidate Mugisha Muntu
Norbert Mao
surface form: Nobert 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 federal officials
surface form: 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