2016 Ugandan general election
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The 2016 Ugandan general election was a nationwide poll in which President Yoweri Museveni secured another term amid significant opposition challenges and widespread concerns about electoral fairness and political repression.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
general election
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national election ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| controversy |
allegations of electoral fraud
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arrests of opposition figures ⓘ concerns about electoral fairness ⓘ reports of media restrictions ⓘ reports of voter intimidation ⓘ |
| country | Uganda ⓘ |
| criticizedBy |
domestic opposition groups
ⓘ
international observers ⓘ |
| date | 2016-02-18 ⓘ |
| electoralBody | Electoral Commission of Uganda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | 2021 Ugandan general election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
2016 Ugandan parliamentary election
NERFINISHED
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2016 Ugandan presidential election ⓘ |
| incumbentAfterElection | Yoweri Museveni NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| incumbentBeforeElection | Yoweri Museveni NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| internetShutdown | social media blocked on election day ⓘ |
| location | Uganda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainOppositionCandidate | Kizza Besigye NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainOppositionParty | Forum for Democratic Change NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monitoredBy |
African Union observers
NERFINISHED
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Commonwealth Observer Group NERFINISHED ⓘ European Union Election Observation Mission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officeContested |
Member of Parliament
ⓘ
President of Uganda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oppositionAlliance | The Democratic Alliance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oppositionCandidate | Amama Mbabazi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parliamentaryMajorityParty | National Resistance Movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | elections in Uganda ⓘ |
| precededBy | 2011 Ugandan general election ⓘ |
| presidentialCandidate |
Abed Bwanika
NERFINISHED
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Amama Mbabazi NERFINISHED ⓘ Benon Biraaro NERFINISHED ⓘ Kizza Besigye NERFINISHED ⓘ Mabirizi Joseph Mabirizi NERFINISHED ⓘ Maureen Kyalya NERFINISHED ⓘ Venansius Baryamureeba NERFINISHED ⓘ Yoweri Museveni NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presidentialWinner | Yoweri Museveni NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regulates |
election of Parliament of Uganda
ⓘ
election of President of Uganda ⓘ |
| resultType | Museveni re-elected ⓘ |
| rulingParty | National Resistance Movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| termLengthParliamentary | 5 years ⓘ |
| termLengthPresidential | 5 years ⓘ |
| votingSystemParliamentary | first-past-the-post ⓘ |
| votingSystemPresidential | two-round system with de facto single round ⓘ |
| winner | Yoweri Museveni NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winningParty | National Resistance Movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 2016 ⓘ |
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