List Of Presidential Candidates In Uganda
A candidate for president of Uganda who has been selected by the delegates of a political party at the party’s national convention (also called a presidential nominating convention) to be that party’s official candidate for the presidency.
Presidential Candidates In Uganda
General elections were held in Uganda on 14 January to elect the President and the Parliament.
The Electoral Commission announced Incumbent President Yoweri Museveni, who has ruled the country since 1986, as the winner with 58.64% of the votes although the US State Department qualified the electoral process as “fundamentally flawed” and Africa Elections Watch said they observed irregularities. The official voter turnout was 57% but is questioned since 409 polling stations have been announced to have 100% voter turnout.
Electoral system
The President of Uganda is elected using the two-round system, with candidates needing to receive at least 50% of the vote to be elected in the first round.
Chapter 142 of the Presidential Elections Act of 2000 stipulates that presidential candidates must be a citizen of Uganda by birth and be qualified to be an MP.
Candidates are also required to be of sound mind and have no formal connection with the Electoral Commission of Uganda. Term limits were abolished in 2005.
The elections are supervised by the Electoral Commission of Uganda.
The Parliament of Uganda has a total of 529 seats, including 353 representatives elected using first-past-the-post voting in single winner constituencies. Using the same method, 146 seats reserved for women are filled, with one seat per district.
Finally, 30 seats are indirectly filled via special electoral colleges: 10 by the army, 5 by youths, 5 by elders, 5 by unions, and 5 by people with disabilities. In each of these groups, at least one woman must be elected (at least two for the army group).
Presidential candidates
Eleven candidates were registered to contest in the election.
Yoweri Museveni, National Resistance Movement
Bobi Wine, National Unity Platform
John Katumba, Independent
Willy Mayambala, Independent
Fred Mwesigye, Independent
Henry Tumukunde, Independent
Joseph Kabuleta, Independent
Nancy Kalembe, Independent
Patrick Oboi Amuriat, Forum for Democratic Change
Mugisha Muntu, Alliance for National Transformation
Norbert Mao, Democratic Party
Which body Organises elections in Uganda?
The Electoral Commission of Uganda, also Uganda Electoral Commission, is a constitutionally established organ of the Government of Uganda, whose mandate is to “organise and conduct regular, free and fair elections” in the country, in an efficient, professional and impartial manner.
When was the first election held in Uganda?
The first national election in Uganda was the Uganda National Assembly election of 1962.
An alliance between the Uganda People’s Congress (UPC) and Kabaka Yekka (KY) won the majority of parliamentary seats, and formed Uganda’s first post-independence government with Obote as executive Prime Minister.
Who is the current vice president of Uganda?
Vice presidents of Uganda
| Name | Inaugurated | Left office |
|---|---|---|
| Specioza Kazibwe | November 18, 1994 | May 21, 2003 |
| Gilbert Bukenya | May 23, 2003 | May 23, 2011 |
| Edward Ssekandi | May 24, 2011 | June 21, 2021 |
| Jessica Alupo | June 21, 2021 | Incumbent |