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Uganda Election Tensions Rise as Govt Cracks Down on Opposition

Uganda is set to hold a general election in January, with President Yoweri Museveni looking to extend his 40-year rule. The political climate is becoming increasingly tense as the presidential election approaches.

The main opposition party, National Unity Platform, NUP, has condemned the brutal crackdown on activists, saying 2,000 kidnappings have occurred since last year's elections, a claim the authorities denied, accusing the opposition of staging the abductions. President Yoweri Museveni has been in power since 1986, and faces growing criticism over repression, including the detention of opposition figures like Kizza Besigye on treason charges.

The last election in 2021 was marred by widespread reports of irregularities and severe violence from the security forces, which Museveni blamed on "indiscipline" and "laziness".

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