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'''General elections''' will be held in ] on 14 January 2021 in Uganda to elect the ] and the ].<ref>{{Cite news|title=Uganda to hold elections in early 2021, campaign rallies banned|language=en|work=Reuters|url=https://jp.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-uganda-election-idUSKBN23N24K|access-date=2020-09-18}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Biryabarema|first=Elias|date=2020-07-21|title=Uganda's Museveni seeks re-election to extend rule to four decades|language=en|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-uganda-politics-idUSKCN24M0YH|access-date=2020-09-18}}</ref> Campaigning was stopped in Mbarara, Kabarole, Luwero, Kasese, Masaka, Wakiso, Jinja, Kalungu, Kazo, Kampala City and Tororo on December 26, ]. The government said it was to prevent spread of the ], but critics said it was because of the popularity of the opposition in those areas. Crowds had previously been limited to 200 people.<ref>{{cite news |title=Uganda halts campaigning for January 14 vote in several districts |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/12/26/uganda-suspends-campaigning-in-several-districts-ahead-of-polls |access-date=December 26, 2020 |work=aljazeera.com |publisher=Al Jazeera English |date=December 26, 2020 |language=en}}</ref> |
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'''General elections''' will be held in ] on 14 January 2021 to elect the ] and the ].<ref>{{Cite news|title=Uganda to hold elections in early 2021, campaign rallies banned|language=en|work=Reuters|url=https://jp.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-uganda-election-idUSKBN23N24K|access-date=2020-09-18}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Biryabarema|first=Elias|date=2020-07-21|title=Uganda's Museveni seeks re-election to extend rule to four decades|language=en|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-uganda-politics-idUSKCN24M0YH|access-date=2020-09-18}}</ref> |
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The ] is elected using the ], with candidates needing to receive at least 50% of the vote to be elected in the first round. Chapter 142 of the Presidential Elections Act of 2000 stipulates that presidential candidates must be a citizen of Uganda by birth and be qualified to be an MP.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Presidential Electons Act 2000 {{!}} Uganda Legal Information Institute|url=https://ulii.org/ug/legislation/consolidated-act/142|access-date=2020-09-18|website=ulii.org}}</ref> Candidates are also required to be of sound mind and have no formal connection with the Electoral Commission of Uganda. Term limits were abolished in 2005.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Goitom|first=Hanibal|date=2012-04-25|title=Uganda: Proposal to Re-Introduce Presidential Term Limits {{!}} Global Legal Monitor|url=https://www.loc.gov/law/foreign-news/article/uganda-proposal-to-re-introduce-presidential-term-limits/|access-date=2020-09-18|website=www.loc.gov}}</ref> The elections are supervised by the ].<ref>{{Cite web|title=IFES Election Guide {{!}} Elections: Uganda President 2016|url=https://www.electionguide.org/elections/id/2754/|access-date=2020-09-18|website=www.electionguide.org}}</ref> |
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The ] is elected using the ], with candidates needing to receive at least 50% of the vote to be elected in the first round. Chapter 142 of the Presidential Elections Act of 2000 stipulates that presidential candidates must be a citizen of Uganda by birth and be qualified to be an MP.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Presidential Electons Act 2000 {{!}} Uganda Legal Information Institute|url=https://ulii.org/ug/legislation/consolidated-act/142|access-date=2020-09-18|website=ulii.org}}</ref> Candidates are also required to be of sound mind and have no formal connection with the Electoral Commission of Uganda. Term limits were abolished in 2005.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Goitom|first=Hanibal|date=2012-04-25|title=Uganda: Proposal to Re-Introduce Presidential Term Limits {{!}} Global Legal Monitor|url=https://www.loc.gov/law/foreign-news/article/uganda-proposal-to-re-introduce-presidential-term-limits/|access-date=2020-09-18|website=www.loc.gov}}</ref> The elections are supervised by the ].<ref>{{Cite web|title=IFES Election Guide {{!}} Elections: Uganda President 2016|url=https://www.electionguide.org/elections/id/2754/|access-date=2020-09-18|website=www.electionguide.org}}</ref> |
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Campaigning was stopped in Mbarara, Kabarole, Luwero, Kasese, Masaka, Wakiso, Jinja, Kalungu, Kazo, Kampala City and Tororo on 26 December 2020. The government said it was to prevent spread of the ], but critics said it was because of the popularity of the opposition in those areas. Crowds had previously been limited to 200 people.<ref>{{cite news |title=Uganda halts campaigning for January 14 vote in several districts |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/12/26/uganda-suspends-campaigning-in-several-districts-ahead-of-polls |access-date=December 26, 2020 |work=aljazeera.com |publisher=Al Jazeera English |date=December 26, 2020 |language=en}}</ref> |
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The European Union says it will not deploy observers (EOM—election observer mission) because previous recommendations have been ignored.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Biryabarema |first1=Elias |title=EU says won't monitor Uganda election, limiting poll's international scrutiny |url=https://www.yahoo.com/news/eu-says-wont-monitor-uganda-123043127.html |accessdate=November 16, 2020 |work=yahoo.com |agency=Reuters |date=November 16, 2020}}</ref> |
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The European Union says it will not deploy observers (EOM—election observer mission) because previous recommendations have been ignored.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Biryabarema |first1=Elias |title=EU says won't monitor Uganda election, limiting poll's international scrutiny |url=https://www.yahoo.com/news/eu-says-wont-monitor-uganda-123043127.html |accessdate=November 16, 2020 |work=yahoo.com |agency=Reuters |date=November 16, 2020}}</ref> |
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Campaigning was stopped in Mbarara, Kabarole, Luwero, Kasese, Masaka, Wakiso, Jinja, Kalungu, Kazo, Kampala City and Tororo on 26 December 2020. The government said it was to prevent spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, but critics said it was because of the popularity of the opposition in those areas. Crowds had previously been limited to 200 people.
The European Union says it will not deploy observers (EOM—election observer mission) because previous recommendations have been ignored.
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