Early results from Uganda’s presidential election show 81-year-old President Yoweri Museveni leading challenger Bobi Wine by a wide margin. CNN journalist Larry Madowo reported that with 45% of polling stations counted, Museveni had 76.25% of votes while Bobi Wine trailed with 19.85%. However, the opposition candidate has rejected the process, alleging widespread rigging, arrests of his supporters and a nationwide internet shutdown. Wine claimed ballot stuffing, failure of voting machines and abduction of party agents, urging Ugandans and the international community to reject what he described as a “criminal regime.
Early results from Uganda’s presidential election show 81-year-old President Yoweri Museveni leading challenger Bobi Wine by a wide margin. CNN journalist Larry Madowo reported that with 45% of polling stations counted, Museveni had 76.25% of votes while Bobi Wine trailed with 19.85%. However, the opposition candidate has rejected the process, alleging widespread rigging, arrests of his supporters and a nationwide internet shutdown. Wine claimed ballot stuffing, failure of voting machines and abduction of party agents, urging Ugandans and the international community to reject what he described as a “criminal regime.
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