Article 5CXNJ Uganda's president in decisive election win as Bobi Wine alleges fraud

Uganda's president in decisive election win as Bobi Wine alleges fraud

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Emmanuel Akinwotu West Africa correspondent
from World news | The Guardian on (#5CXNJ)

Opposition candidate urges citizens to reject result of most fraudulent election in country's history'

Uganda's president, Yoweri Museveni, won a sixth term in office on Saturday, extending his 35-year-rule in one of the country's most turbulent election campaigns while his main rival Bobi Wine alleged widespread fraud and rejected the result.

Museveni won 59% of the vote, consolidating his grip on power and becoming one of the world's longest serving leaders. Wine won 35%, according to the electoral commission's final results from Thursday's poll.

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