Renewed unrest in the case of elections in Uganda

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Renewed unrest in the case of elections in Uganda

Uganda’s President, Yoweri Museveni, can probably be fourth decade of Land governance. His Challenger is once again arrested. The Opposition protested, the police use tear gas.

During the parliamentary and presidential elections in some Parts of Uganda took the police during a RAID in the capital city of Kampala once again to the opposition leader and presidential candidate Kizza Besigye. Besigye was on Monday during a campaign event, and again on the first election day are temporarily taken into police custody.

Once again surrounded the police headquarters Besigyes “Forum for Democratic change (FDC). They used tear gas and water cannon before the building is stormed and several opposition leaders arrested. This was founded with Besigyes alleged intention to the electoral Commission, over results of his party to publish. After learning of his arrest, it came to sometimes violent protests. Security forces used tear gas.

USA to protest against the arrest

The US Ministry of foreign Affairs sharply protested against his arrest. “Such an action is in Uganda will be considered transparent and free elections, free of intimidation,” it said.

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Election in Uganda: protests in Kampala

The first election day on Thursday was of serious irregularities and violence marred. Many polling stations in the East African landlocked country opened late. Were in many places Abstimmungsunterlagen and ballot boxes delivered too late to have been what the Commonwealth observers as “inexcusable” referred to. In the district of Ggaba in the South in Kampala, the as oppositionsfreundlich is true, went to the police with tear gas against angry voters.

First the projection: a guide for officers

After counting of nearly one-third of the votes, was the incumbent, Yoweri Museveni in the election clearly in the lead, as the electoral Commission announced. The strongest of his seven challengers, the 59-year-old Besigye, came, therefore, to about 33 percent of the vote. The Opposition hoped but, Yoweri Museveni, at least in the ballot to force.

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The Ugandan voters to decide on the composition of the Parliament and a new President. Since election day, the government has social networks such as Twitter and Facebook are blocked. In the lock and saw many observers of the trial, the organization of protests or the distribution of Reports of irregularities more difficult.

pab/uh (afpd, dpa)