The results of the presidential elections in Uganda are being challenged

The Electoral Commission confirmed on January 16 that Museveni was the winner of the January 14 election, and that Bobby Wayne followed him in the number of votes, who refused to admit defeat.

Once the first partial details of the consultation were known, the opponent described it as rigged and rejected the interim results of the election commission in Museveni’s favor.

Tug of war, Wayne described the reported data as false and declared himself elected president, a clear test of strength in the final stage of the election process, political observers said.

Subsequently, his legal team, made up of more than 10 attorneys led by Maidard Sigona, Anthony and Amery, expressed the decision to file a case against the election result before the highest judicial body.

In brief statements to the media outside the courtroom, Midard Sigona stated, “We have come to court to formally challenge Museveni’s victory in the last election. We have sufficient evidence to prove that the elections were not free and fair.

For his part, Secretary-General of the ruling party, Casule Lumumbua, rejected the legal action and said he was ready to challenge the petition. He stressed that we are confident that the elections were free and fair.

Although the media state that this is the fourth time they have challenged Museveni’s victory in court since 2001, in all cases the requests were not pursued.

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