Veteran president holding off main challenger Bobi Wine after campaign marred by violence at opposition rallies
The veteran Ugandan president, Yoweri Museveni, held a commanding lead in early presidential election results announced on Friday, as conflicting accounts emerged of violence after the vote.
Museveni, who is 81 and has ruled Uganda since seizing power in 1986, is seeking a decisive victory after a campaign marred by violence at opposition rallies.
Preliminary results from Thursday’s election, announced by the electoral commission, showed Museveni with 76.25% of the vote based on tallies from nearly half of polling stations.
His main challenger, the popular singer Bobi Wine, trailed with 19.85%, with the remaining votes split among six other candidates.
