Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has been re-elected to a seventh term, the country’s electoral commission has announced, after a tense campaign marked by an opposition crackdown and internet blackout. Museveni, 81, won with 71.65 percent of the vote, the commission said on Saturday. He defeated his main challenger, 43-year-old Bobi Wine, who received 24.72 percent of the vote, according to the official results. Museveni’s widely expected victory comes after an election campaign that the United Nations said was marred by “widespread repression and intimidation”, including a crackdown on opposition rallies.…
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