{"id":1907,"date":"2021-01-10T16:57:45","date_gmt":"2021-01-10T16:57:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/uganda\/?p=1907"},"modified":"2021-01-10T16:57:45","modified_gmt":"2021-01-10T16:57:45","slug":"5-things-you-need-to-know-about-ugandas-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/5-things-you-need-to-know-about-ugandas-election","title":{"rendered":"5 things you need to know about Uganda&#8217;s election"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press Uganda<\/p>\n<p>You can watch BBC&#8217;s video anou Uganda&#8217;s election down below :<\/p>\n<p>Uganda&#8217;s elections will be held on 14 January 2021. The two leading candidates are current President Yoweri Museveni and opposition leader Bobi Wine. President Museveni has been in power for 34 years. Former musician Robert Kyagulani, also known as Bobi Wine, has gained a lot of support from young people, but his rallies have been targeted by authorities for allegedly breaching covid regulations.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Uganda&#039;s election: 5 things to know - BBC Africa\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hnaLdm0k9wc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press Uganda You can watch BBC&#8217;s video anou Uganda&#8217;s election down below : Uganda&#8217;s elections will be held on 14 January 2021. The two leading candidates are current President Yoweri Museveni and opposition leader Bobi Wine. President Museveni has been in power for 34 years. 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