Posted on 01/15/2026 8:44:01 PM PST by nickcarraway
Polling got underway Thursday in Uganda’s presidential election, but logistical delays hampered voting in some areas while restrictions on internet access drew criticism for potentially compromising electoral transparency.
Millions of Ugandans are signed up to vote in a crucial presidential rematch between a former pop star and their long-time authoritarian leader, who aims to prolong his nearly 40-year rule.
In their previous encounter at the polls in 2021, President Yoweri Museveni, now 81, won by a landslide. Bobi Wine, a singer-turned-politician, finished a distant second.
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Is this a Karnac joke?
That’s what I was thinking… You don’t get too many aging rock stars here? At these prices, I’m not surprised!
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