Museveni 71 wins fifth term

Uganda’s electoral commission has announced that Yoweri Museveni has won a fifth term as president.

It said that President Museveni had won 60.75% of the vote, while his main opponent Kizza Besigye had taken 35%.

President Museveni will now serve another five years in office, having already been in power for 30 years.

EU observers have criticised the poll, saying the governing party has created an “intimidating atmosphere” and the opposition alleges vote rigging.

Mr Besigye has been under house arrest since Friday on suspicion he was planning to publish his own results, breaking electoral laws, police said.

BBC