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Uganda: 43 Politicians Seek to Replace Museveni
Monitor, 6 July 2020
The number of presidential aspirants for Uganda's 2021 election continues to grow despite concerns about the Electoral Commission's plan for virtual campaigns. Read more »
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Uganda: More People Show Up Seeking to Take Reins of Power From Museveni
East African, 6 July 2020
The number of presidential aspirants for Uganda's 2021 election continues to grow despite concerns about the Electoral Commission's plan for virtual campaigns. Read more »
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Uganda: 2021 Polls - Muntu Carries Ant Flag, but What Next?
Monitor, 2 July 2020
The Alliance for National Transformation (ANT), one of the new Opposition political parties in the country, has nominated its founder and former national coordinator, Maj Gen (rtd)… Read more »
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Uganda: 2021 Polls - Gen Tumukunde Calls for Opposition Coalition
Monitor, 25 June 2020
Former Security minister, Lt Gen Henry Tumukunde, has asked the Opposition to front one candidate against President Museveni in 2021 General Election. Read more »
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Uganda: FDC in Talks With Besigye to Contest in 2021 Elections
Monitor, 30 June 2020
Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) leaders and founding members are courting Dr Kizza Besigye to be the party's presidential flag bearer in the 2021 presidential elections, Daily… Read more »
More People Show Up Seeking to Take Reins of Power From Museveni
More than 40 individuals have so far communicated their intensions to vie for Uganda's presidency, according to Jotham Taremwa, spokesperson for the electoral commission. Despite concerns about the electoral commission's plan for virtual campaigns, the number of presidential aspirants for Uganda's 2021 election continues to grow. The latest entrant is former army commander Maj-Gen Mugisha Muntu who recently founded a new party after leaving the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC).
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Members of Parliament sitting on the Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee have raised concern that the ban would be to the disadvantage of the candidates participating in the ... Read more »
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Candidates seeking electoral positions in Uganda's general election will have to conduct their campaigns without physical contact, the Electoral Commission has said.The outbreak of ... Read more »
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Activist Stella Nyanzi, an outspoken critic of President Yoweri Museveni's government, has announced on social media that she will be vying for the Women Representative ... Read more »
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Kizza Besigye, 62, is positioning himself to challenge President Yoweri Museveni for the fifth time, while pop star-turned-politician Bobi Wine will only say he is "seriously ... Read more »
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