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Uganda President Yoweri Museveni re-elected for 6th term

Uganda President Yoweri Museveni re-elected for 6th term

Kampala, Jan 16 (UNI) Uganda's long-time leader Yoweri Museveni has won reelection for a six term with 58.64 percent, beating his opponent Bobi Wine who alleges vote fraud, the national NTV channel reported on Saturday.
According to the final results, the 76-year-old president, who has been in power since 1986, has won 58.64 percent of the vote. He is followed by opposition candidate Robert Kyagulanyi, who is better known by his stage name Bobi Wine, with 34.83 percent.
Wine, 38, complained on Friday that the military had sieged his home, blocking him from leaving. It came after the candidate claimed that the election was rigged.

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