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Ugandans go to the polls on Thursday after one of the most keenly-watched and violent election campaigns in a generation, as the pop star politician Bobi Wine tries to unseat Yoweri Museveni from his 34-year rule.

Wine is one of nine opposition challengers, and has won the support of many young people in Uganda – where the median age is 15.7 – with his charismatic, anti-corruption message.

Many observers see the challenge to Museveni, who at 76 is twice as old as his challenger, as emblematic of a continent-wide generational struggle between ageing leaders who refuse to relinquish power and younger voters mobilising against them.

Violent suppression of Wine’s supporters by security forces points to Museveni’s concern over the threat Wine poses to a sixth term in power, which was only made possible when MPs changed the constitution to remove age limits. He has repeatedly accused Wine of being a “traitor” planning a foreign-backed insurrection.


...full article...

https://www.theguardian.com/global-d...-museveni-wine


..it’s reported that more than 55 people dead ...(...presumably since the start of the election campaigns...)...but I’m thinking that it could be a lot more and cutting the Internet prevents k owing these things truthfully...?...