Ugandan President Re-Elected in Vote Rejected by Opposition
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Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni secured a fourth term in office in a presidential election criticized by international observers and rejected by opposition parties who said it was marred by voter intimidation and fraud.
Museveni, a 66-year-old former guerrilla commander who came to power in 1986, was re-elected with the support of 68 percent of voters, Badru Kiggundu, chairman of Electoral Commission of Uganda, told reporters yesterday in Kampala, the capital. Kizza Besigye, Museveni’s main rival, got 26 percent. Besigye said he hasn’t ruled out calling for protests over the outcome of the Feb. 18 vote.