Uganda's Museveni declared winner of presidential poll: election commission

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Uganda's election commission on Saturday declared incumbent Yoweri Museveni the winner of the presidential election, extending his 35-year rule as his main rival alleged fraud and urged citizens to reject the result.

Elections posters of Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni are seen on a street in Kampala, Uganda January 12, 2021. REUTERS/Baz Ratner

KAMPALA - Uganda’s election commission on Saturday declared incumbent Yoweri Museveni the winner of the presidential election, extending his 35-year rule as his main rival alleged fraud and urged citizens to reject the result. Museveni won 5.85 million votes, or 58.64%, of the total, while main opposition candidate Bobi Wine won 3.48 million votes , the electoral commission said in a televised news conference.

 

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The results were completely fabricated.

A case of reporting from reporters

Have Twitter decided who won yet?

Well it looks like I will keep not going to Uganda. I hope they change their leaders and stop trying to pass laws to kill gay people. I plan to visit Rwanda instead as I will not spend a penny in Uganda.

Rigged

The dictator Arrested opponents campaign team unto now and gets guts to fabricate his victory. Read dystopia!

Numbers were doctored for Despot Museveni to win but in reality, HEBobiwine won

In released audio, HEBobiwine calls upon all Ugandans to REJECT these fraudulent results of Museveni's activist Justice Simon Byabakama, Chairman Electoral Commission 👇🏽

How long before Bobi Wine is arrested. He already has the army trespassing on his property harassing him.

Crime pays then- who knew? Just every despot in the world

But how many overnight votes.....

Sure,Sure,,why not

Okay everyone shows over, back to work.

Another 35 years ! True to form another African “great” leader !

Ohh Africa!!!

Sounds familiar !

Four decades completed . He 'll lead Uganda till the death

Clearly rigged

This is a total election fraud in the history of Africa and Uganda, Congrats HEBobiwine even though UgandaEC NRMOnlineCongrats HEBobiwine our president we won but cheated by the dictator KagutaMuseveni

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35 years!!!! they are not ashamed of its president

Farce!!!

Scam!!!!

As usual dictator never lost election : results : 99.99%

M7Rigs2021 M7Rigs2021 M7Rigs2021

Rigged! No doubt

I don’t know this guy but the hat seems shady....

Hey thanks for letting us know! I did not know that UgandaEC had elections. Let's hope that he's better than Iddi Amin Dada!

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TFW Ugandan democracy is more robust than USA

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