Ugandan general elections
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Ugandan general elections are nationwide polls held to choose the country’s president and members of parliament, featuring major parties such as the long-ruling National Resistance Movement.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
general election
ⓘ
national election ⓘ |
| associatedInstitution |
Electoral Commission headquarters in Kampala
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Parliament of Uganda NERFINISHED ⓘ Supreme Court of Uganda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedIssue | term limits and age limit debates ⓘ |
| campaignFeatures |
nationwide political rallies
ⓘ
social media campaigning ⓘ use of radio and television for campaigning ⓘ |
| controversies |
allegations of electoral irregularities
ⓘ
allegations of intimidation and violence ⓘ disputes over vote counting and results ⓘ |
| country | Uganda ⓘ |
| elects |
Parliament of Uganda
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
President of Uganda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| eligibilityToVote | Ugandan citizens aged 18 or above ⓘ |
| feature |
adult suffrage
ⓘ
multi-party system ⓘ secret ballot ⓘ |
| historicalContext | restoration of multi-party politics in 2005 ⓘ |
| includes |
constituency-level contests
ⓘ
district woman representative seats ⓘ local government elections in Uganda ⓘ parliamentary elections in Uganda ⓘ presidential elections in Uganda ⓘ special interest group representation (youth, workers, PWDs, army) ⓘ |
| legalFramework |
Constitution of Uganda
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Uganda electoral laws ⓘ |
| majorParty |
Democratic Party (Uganda)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Forum for Democratic Change NERFINISHED ⓘ National Resistance Movement NERFINISHED ⓘ National Unity Platform NERFINISHED ⓘ Uganda Peoples Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaRole |
private media coverage
ⓘ
state-owned media coverage ⓘ |
| notableIncumbentParty | National Resistance Movement GENERATED ⓘ |
| notableLeaderAssociated | Yoweri Kaguta Museveni NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oversight |
domestic election observers
ⓘ
international election observers ⓘ |
| periodicity | generally held every five years ⓘ |
| regulatedBy | Electoral Commission of Uganda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| securityInvolvement |
Uganda People’s Defence Force
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Uganda Police Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectTo | petitions before Ugandan courts ⓘ |
| votingSystem |
first-past-the-post system
ⓘ
two-round system for presidential elections (historically, with majority requirement) ⓘ |
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