Yoweri Museveni re-elected as President of Uganda

Key facts

• Yoweri Museveni won a seventh term with 71.65 percent of the vote, defeating main challenger Bobi Wine who received 24.72 percent.
• Bobi Wine, real name Robert Kyagulanyi, claimed he escaped a police and army raid on his house and remains in hiding while his family is under house arrest.
• Election observers led by former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan reported intimidation, arrests and abductions targeting the opposition and civil society.
• A nationwide internet blackout disrupted observation of the vote and increased suspicion, though observers said Election Day itself was peaceful.
• The Ugandan opposition alleged at least 10 people were killed by police in Butambala, while local authorities reported seven deaths after alleged opposition attacks on a police station.