World IN BRIEF : UGANDA : President Headed Toward Easy Win
From Times Wire Reports
Uganda’s president was headed toward an easy victory in the nation’s first direct presidential vote since independence in 1962. Yoweri Museveni, whose 10-year rule returned stability to Uganda, had 76.4% of the vote with results from 77% of the 15,600 polling stations counted. Veteran politician Paul Ssemogerere had 21.6% and professor Muhammad Mayanja just 1.9%. Ssemogerere denounced the election as invalid and said his supporters had been intimidated and harassed in western Uganda.
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