{"iso":"UG","name":"Uganda","flag":"\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddec","vote":"Presidential vote \u00b7 official result, not competitive","model":"noncomp","updated":"2026-01-15","source":"2026 election result, official count","credit":"No regular published national polling. Shares are the presidential vote of 15 January 2026, official results as published by the Electoral Commission of Uganda. The campaign featured mass arrests of opposition supporters and an internet shutdown, and rights monitors said the vote was marred by abuses. Candidates below one percent are aggregated as others.","shares":{"NRM":71.7,"NUP":24.7,"FDC":1.9,"OTH":1.7},"polls":[],"parties":{"NRM":{"name":"National Resistance Movement","color":"#FFD400"},"NUP":{"name":"National Unity Platform","color":"#C8102E"},"FDC":{"name":"Forum for Democratic Change","color":"#2E86C1"},"OTH":{"name":"Other parties and independents","color":"#9a9a9a","name_en":"Other candidates"}},"primer":{"system":"Presidential republic under dominant-party rule","head_of_state":"President Yoweri Museveni, in power since 1986","head_of_government":"Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja. The presidency holds effective executive power","legislature":"Parliament, a single chamber of more than 500 members including special-interest seats.","electoral_system":"The president is directly elected by majority, with term and age limits removed by earlier constitutional changes. Parliament mixes constituency and special-interest seats.","government_now":"Museveni extended four decades in power with an official 71.65 percent against Bobi Wine, whose home was raided, in a vote rights groups said was marred by abuses.","context":"Museveni's son General Muhoozi Kainerugaba commands the army while openly discussing succession. Oil production from Lake Albert is due to begin, raising the stakes of continuity before the next vote due in 2031.","sources":"Cross-checked against the English-language MediaWiki encyclopedic record via its public API, 2 July 2026."},"parties_info":{"NRM":["National Resistance Movement","","Big-tent ruling party of President Museveni, in power since 1986; dominant nationally with a large parliamentary majority."],"NUP":["National Unity Platform","","Main opposition party led by pop star Bobi Wine; youth-driven and strongest in the Buganda region."],"FDC":["Forum for Democratic Change","","Older liberal opposition party once led by Kizza Besigye; weakened by a 2022 split, now a smaller opposition force."],"OTH":["Other parties and independents","","Independents (the largest non-NRM group) plus smaller parties such as UPC, DP, PFF and ANT, and indirectly elected special-interest seats."]},"seats_now":{"chamber":"Parliament","as_of":"2026 election","total":529,"seats":{"NRM":359,"NUP":48,"FDC":10,"OTH":112}},"has_geo":true,"geo_meta":{"kind":"admin1","source":"Natural Earth 10m admin-1 states/provinces (nvkelso/natural-earth-vector), retrieved 2026-07-02","note":"Region set and any internationally-disputed territories follow the Natural Earth source dataset. Far overseas/outlying territories may fall outside the primary map frame."},"next_election":{"date":"2031","title":"Ugandan presidential election","chamber":"President","type":"expected"}}