According to the figures shared by the journalist, opposition candidate Bobi Wine is trailing behind Museveni as results continue to trickle in from across the country.
A CNN correspondent, Larry Madowo, has reported early results from Uganda’s presidential election, indicating that President Yoweri Museveni is in the lead.
Madowo disclosed the development in a tweet posted on Friday morning, citing figures released by the country’s electoral authority.
He wrote, “BREAKING: President Museveni leading with 76.25% (3.9m votes) and Bobi Wine at 19.85% (1.3m votes) with 45% of polling stations reporting on Friday morning, Uganda’s electoral commission announces.”
According to the figures shared by the journalist, opposition candidate Bobi Wine is trailing behind Museveni as results continue to trickle in from across the country.
The update suggests that less than half of the polling units,45 percent, had reported at the time of the announcement by the Uganda Electoral Commission, indicating that the final outcome of the election is yet to be determined.
Bobi Wine on Thursday alleged widespread electoral malpractice, arrests and a nationwide internet shutdown on election day.
In a tweet shared on X on Thursday, the opposition leader accused authorities of orchestrating what he described as a coordinated clampdown on the electoral process and opposition figures.
“The world needs to know what is happening in Uganda on election day,” Wine wrote, alleging that the “internet switched off” while “massive ballot stuffing reported everywhere.”
He further claimed that key opposition officials had been targeted, stating, “Our leaders, including Deputy President for Western Region, arrested.”
According to the opposition candidate, the situation at polling units deteriorated rapidly as election officials and agents were allegedly forced out. “Many of our polling agents and supervisors abducted, and others chased off polling stations,” he said.
Wine also raised concerns over the functionality of electoral technology, alleging that “BVVK machines have failed everywhere,” a development that could significantly undermine the credibility of the voting process.
Calling for both domestic and international action, the opposition figure urged citizens to resist what he described as authoritarian rule. “The PEOPLE OF UGANDA MUST RISE TO THE OCCASION AND REJECT THE CRIMINAL REGIME,” he declared.
He also appealed to the global community, insisting, “THE WORLD MUST NEVER GIVE ANY LEGITIMACY TO THE REGIME OF BLOOD AND SHAME.”