Editing Politics of Uganda (section)

===Presidential elections===

[[File:GovPic.png|thumb|350x350px|The structure of Uganda's government.]]

The most recent presidential elections in Uganda were held on 14 January 2021 featuring 11 aspirants comprising 10 men and 1 woman.

The announced but contested results are as follows;
{| class="wikitable"
!Candidates' Names 
!Votes 
!Percentage
|-
|Amuriat Oboi Patrick 
|337,589
|3.26%
|-
|Kabuleta Kiiza Joseph 
|45,424
|0.44%
|-
|Kalembe Nancy Linda 
|38,772
|0.37%
|-
|Katumba John
|37,554
|0.36%
|-
|[[Bobi Wine|Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu]]
|3,631,437
|35.08%
|-
|[[Norbert Mao|Mao Norbert]]
|57,682
|0.56%
|-
|Mayambala Willy 
|15,014
|0.15%
|-
|Mugisha Muntu Gregg 
|67,574
|0.65%
|-
|Mwesigye Fred 
|25,483
|0.25%
|-
|Tumukunde Henry Kakurugu 
|51,392
|0.50%
|-
|Yoweri Museveni
|6,042,898
|58.38%
|-
|Invalid Votes 
|393,500
|3.66%
|-
|Valid Votes 
|10,350,819
|
|}
Source: Uganda Electoral Commission<ref>{{Cite web|last=administrator|date=2021-01-27|title=2021 General Elections|url=https://www.ec.or.ug/2021-general-elections|access-date=2021-02-14|website=Electoral Commission|language=en}}</ref>

In this 2021 election, the pop star-turned-politician [[Bobi Wine]] (also known as Robert Kyagulanyi Sentamu) was runner-up and challenged the election results in the country's highest court ([[Supreme Court of Uganda|Supreme Court]]), seeking to overturn Museveni's victory.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Supreme Court outlines timeline for handling Bobi petition|url=https://www.monitor.co.ug/uganda/news/national/supreme-court-outlines-timeline-for-handling-bobi-petition-3287412|access-date=2021-02-14|website=Daily Monitor|date=11 February 2021 |language=en}}</ref> The highly contested election was marred with violence; the European Parliament voiced outrage and condemnation, calling for sanctions against individuals and organisations responsible for human rights violations in Uganda.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-11-02|title=Human rights breaches in Uganda, Rwanda and Kazakhstan {{!}} News {{!}} European Parliament|url=https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20210204IPR97122/human-rights-breaches-in-uganda-rwanda-and-kazakhstan|access-date=2021-02-14|website=www.europarl.europa.eu|language=en}}</ref>

The results of the most recent [[2021 Ugandan general election|presidential election]] from 2021 are as below:{{Election results|cand1=[[Yoweri Museveni]]|party1=[[National Resistance Movement]]|votes1=6042898|cand2=[[Bobi Wine]]|party2=[[National Unity Platform]]|votes2=3631437|cand3=[[Patrick Amuriat]]|party3=[[Forum for Democratic Change]]|votes3=337589|cand4=[[Mugisha Muntu]]|party4=[[Alliance for National Transformation]]|votes4=67574|cand5=[[Norbert Mao]]|party5=[[Democratic Party (Uganda)|Democratic Party]]|votes5=57682|cand6=[[Henry Tumukunde]]|party6=Independent|votes6=51392|cand7=[[Joseph Kabuleta]]|party7=Independent|votes7=45424|cand8=Nancy Kalembe|party8=Independent|votes8=38772|cand9=[[John Katumba]]|party9=Independent|votes9=37554|cand10=[[Fred Mwesigye]]|party10=Independent|votes10=25483|cand11=Willy Mayambala|party11=Independent|votes11=15014|invalid=393500|electorate=18103603|source=[https://www.ec.or.ug/news/publishing-final-results-presidential-elections-2021 ECU]}}