2017 Kenyan presidential election
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The 2017 Kenyan presidential election was a highly contested national vote marked by a historic Supreme Court annulment of the initial results and a subsequent repeat election amid political tension and opposition boycotts.
All labels observed (1)
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| 2017 Kenyan presidential election canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 2017 Kenyan presidential election Context triple: [Uhuru Kenyatta, electionVictory, 2017 Kenyan presidential election]
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2018 Egyptian presidential election
The 2018 Egyptian presidential election was a national vote in which incumbent President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi secured a second term amid widespread criticism over limited political competition and restrictions on opposition candidates.
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B.
2021 Ugandan general election
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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C.
2001 Ugandan presidential election
The 2001 Ugandan presidential election was a national vote in which long-time leader Yoweri Museveni faced multiple challengers amid widespread allegations of electoral irregularities and political repression.
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D.
Egyptian presidential election, 2014
The Egyptian presidential election of 2014 was the national vote in which former army chief Abdel Fattah el-Sisi was elected president following the ouster of Mohamed Morsi and a period of political upheaval.
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E.
2011 Nigerian presidential election
The 2011 Nigerian presidential election was a national vote in which incumbent Goodluck Jonathan defeated opposition candidates, including Muhammadu Buhari, amid significant regional and religious tensions.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 2017 Kenyan presidential election Target entity description: The 2017 Kenyan presidential election was a highly contested national vote marked by a historic Supreme Court annulment of the initial results and a subsequent repeat election amid political tension and opposition boycotts.
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A.
2018 Egyptian presidential election
The 2018 Egyptian presidential election was a national vote in which incumbent President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi secured a second term amid widespread criticism over limited political competition and restrictions on opposition candidates.
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B.
2021 Ugandan general election
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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C.
2001 Ugandan presidential election
The 2001 Ugandan presidential election was a national vote in which long-time leader Yoweri Museveni faced multiple challengers amid widespread allegations of electoral irregularities and political repression.
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D.
Egyptian presidential election, 2014
The Egyptian presidential election of 2014 was the national vote in which former army chief Abdel Fattah el-Sisi was elected president following the ouster of Mohamed Morsi and a period of political upheaval.
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E.
2011 Nigerian presidential election
The 2011 Nigerian presidential election was a national vote in which incumbent Goodluck Jonathan defeated opposition candidates, including Muhammadu Buhari, amid significant regional and religious tensions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | presidential election ⓘ |
| abbreviation | IEBC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
opposition protests
ⓘ
political tension ⓘ security force crackdowns ⓘ |
| coalitionOfCandidate | Raila Odinga – NASA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constitutionalFramework | Constitution of Kenya 2010 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controversy |
allegations of electronic system hacking
ⓘ
questions over results transmission infrastructure ⓘ |
| country | Kenya ⓘ |
| electoralSystem | two-round system with 50%+1 national vote and county-distribution requirement ⓘ |
| firstRoundDate | 2017-08-08 ⓘ |
| followedBy | 2022 Kenyan general election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| incumbentBeforeElection | Uhuru Kenyatta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| initialResultAnnouncedOn | 2017-08-11 ⓘ |
| initialResultAnnulledBy | Supreme Court of Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| initialResultAnnulmentDate | 2017-09-01 ⓘ |
| initialResultChallengedAt | Supreme Court of Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| initialResultChallengedBy | Raila Odinga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| initialWinner | Uhuru Kenyatta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalSignificance | first annulment of a presidential election result by a Supreme Court in Africa ⓘ |
| mainCandidate |
Raila Odinga
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Uhuru Kenyatta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monitoredBy |
domestic observer groups
ⓘ
international observer missions ⓘ |
| oppositionCoalition | National Super Alliance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oppositionDemand | replacement of IEBC officials and reforms before repeat poll ⓘ |
| organizedBy | Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Kenyan general election, 2017 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partyOfCandidate |
Raila Odinga – National Super Alliance
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Uhuru Kenyatta – Jubilee Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionContested | President of Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | 2013 Kenyan presidential election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presidentAfterElection | Uhuru Kenyatta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presidentAfterElectionTerm | second and final term under 2010 Constitution ⓘ |
| reasonForAnnulment | irregularities and illegalities in the transmission of results ⓘ |
| region | East Africa ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | killing of IEBC ICT manager Chris Msando in July 2017 ⓘ |
| repeatElectionBoycottedBy | Raila Odinga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| repeatElectionDate | 2017-10-26 ⓘ |
| repeatElectionHeldOn | 2017-10-26 ⓘ |
| repeatElectionOrderedBy | Supreme Court of Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| repeatElectionTimeLimit | 60 days from annulment ⓘ |
| repeatElectionTurnout | significantly lower than August poll ⓘ |
| repeatElectionWinner | Uhuru Kenyatta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runningMate |
Raila Odinga – Kalonzo Musyoka
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Uhuru Kenyatta – William Ruto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| technologyUsed | Kenya Integrated Election Management System (KIEMS) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| voterRegistrationRequirement | biometric voter registration ⓘ |
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Subject: 2017 Kenyan presidential election Description of subject: The 2017 Kenyan presidential election was a highly contested national vote marked by a historic Supreme Court annulment of the initial results and a subsequent repeat election amid political tension and opposition boycotts.
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