Ugandan President Museveni re-elected to seventh term


Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni, leader of the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party, addresses supporters during his final rally ahead of the general election, in Kampala, Uganda, January 13, 2026. REUTERS/Abubaker Lubowa

KAMPALA, ‌Jan ‌17 (Reuters) - ‌Veteran President Yoweri ‍Museveni ‍was the ‌landslide winner ‍of ​Uganda's ⁠presidential election, ‌the chief ⁠of ‍the ‍electoral ‌commission said on Saturday.

(Reporting by Maxwell ‌Adombila, editing ​by Silvia Aloisi)

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