General Election in Uganda (2016)

The general elections in Uganda were held on February 18, 2016 . They elected the president and deputies of parliament . Election day was declared a holiday. ^{[1] [2]} The presidential election candidates were President Museveni, in office since 1986, and Kizza Besige , ^{[3] an} opposition candidate who had previously participated in the three previous elections in 2001, 2006 and 2011, as well as the former prime minister Minister Amama Mbabazi , Abed Bvanika, Venancius Bariamuriba, Former General Benon Biraaro, Joseph Mabirizi, and Former Presidential Advisor Faith Cialia. In some polling stations, fraud and unrest were reported; in some polling stations, voting was extended after reports that people could not vote. ^[4] According to the data of the Electoral Commission, Museveni received 61% of the vote, and his main competitor, Besije, 35%.

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Presidential Election in Uganda (2016)
2016 year
18th of Febuary
Voter turnout	67.61%
Candidate	Yoweri Kaguta Museveni	Kyzza Besige
The consignment	National resistance movement	Forum for Democratic Change
Votes	5,971,872 (60.62%)	3,508,687 (35.61%)
Election results by constituency. Yellow provinces, won Museveni Blue provinces, won Besige.
Election result	Yoweri Kaguta Museveni re-elected president of Uganda.

Opposition candidates claimed widespread fraud, violations, arrests of opposition politicians and pressure on voters. ^{[5] The} EU and the US criticized the elections for the lack of transparency and the detention of opposition candidates. Commonwealth Observers noted the use of public resources in favor of the president.