𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚: 𝗨𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝟴𝟭-𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿-𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗶 𝘃𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀, 𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝟰 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿

Uganda has confirmed President Yoweri Museveni as the winner of the 2026 presidential poll, further extending his more than three-decade rule following a tightly contested election marked by an internet blackout and restrictions on civil society groups.

The announcement was made by the chairperson of the electoral commission, Simon Byabakama, who revealed that the long-serving leader garnered over 7.9 million votes — the highest among all candidates.

The commission noted that Mr Museveni, who first assumed office in 1986, exceeded the required threshold by scoring more than half of all votes cast.

“Having obtained the highest number of votes in the election and the votes cast in his favour being more than 50 per cent of the total valid votes cast at the election, the Commission hereby declares Candidate Yoweri Museveni as the winner of the election,” Mr Byabakama stated.

According to official figures, 11.4 million citizens participated in Thursday’s election, amounting to a turnout of 52.50 per cent of registered voters.