- Museveni seeks seventh term against youthful challenger Bobi Wine
- Analysts warn post-election conduct could trigger sanctions risk
KAMPALA, UGANDA – Ugandans vote Thursday in a high-stakes election that will test President Yoweri Museveni’s grip on power and his willingness to accept an unfavourable outcome.
Museveni, 81, has ruled Uganda since 1986 and has never lost a presidential election. He is seeking a seventh straight term on the ticket of the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM), facing seven challengers in a race dominated by pop star-turned-opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi, widely known as Bobi Wine.
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