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Uganda's Yoweri Museveni looked headed for a sixth term as president with election results Saturday placing him firmly ahead of his main rival, who has cried fraud and whose home has been put under heavy guard
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#BREAKING Museveni wins Uganda election with 59 percent of vote: official

VIDEO: Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni wins a sixth term in office with 58.6 percent of the vote, in an election disputed by his main rival Bobi Wine who trailed with 34.8 percent, the electoral commission says

#UPDATE Uganda's Yoweri Museveni has won a sixth term in office with almost 60 percent of votes, in an election his main rival Bobi Wine has said was marred by fraud and violence, the electoral commission announced Saturday
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Yoweri Museveni has been president since 1986, longer than most people in #Uganda have been alive, and his disputed election victory cements his place among the world's longest serving and authoritarian leaders #UgandaDecides2021

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