Yoweri Museveni wins Ugandan election as opponent condemns fake result'

"Yoweri Museveni, has won the Ugandan election and his seventh term with more than 70% of the vote, state election authorities have said, amid an internet shutdown and claims of fraud by his opponent. His opponent, a youthful musician known as Bobi Wine, condemned what he called fake results and alleged that members of polling staff were kidnapped, among other election irregularities. He called for peaceful protests to pressure the authorities to release what he called the rightful results."

"Wine also alleged that he fled his home to escape arrest by security forces who raided his house on Friday, with his political party claiming earlier that he had been taken from his home in an army helicopter. Last night was very difficult at our home The military and the police raided us. They switched off power and cut off some of our CCTV cameras, Wine said in a post on X."

"Among the irregularities was the failure of biometric voter ID machines which delayed voting in cities large bases of support for the political opposition. Pro-democracy activists had asked that the machines be used in elections to prevent any allegations of voter fraud and rigging. Electoral officials then resorted to manual lists of voters, which Wine alleged allowed for massive ballot stuffing, as well as claims of favouritism to the incumbent's party."

Yoweri Museveni won the Ugandan election and a seventh term with more than 70% of the vote. An internet shutdown accompanied the vote count. Opposition candidate Bobi Wine, a musician, condemned the results as fake and alleged kidnapping of polling staff and other irregularities. Wine said security forces raided his home and he fled to avoid arrest; police said he had not been arrested but restricted the area. Biometric voter ID machines failed in key cities, leading officials to use manual voter lists; Wine alleged this enabled massive ballot stuffing and favoritism toward the incumbent. Authorities reported a clash in central Uganda that left seven dead.

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