Veteran leader facing challenge from singer Bobi Wine has more than 60% of vote with a quarter counted
The president, Yoweri Museveni, has taken an early lead as votes are counted in Uganda’s most keenly watched election in years, while opposition figures have said the vote was marred by fraud and violence.
With a quarter of the votes counted, Museveni had more than 60% of the tallied ballots, leading his main rival, the pop star turned politician Bobi Wine, in almost every region. Wine has galvanised a mass movement of young people challenging the president’s 34-year rule.
