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Ugandan authorities deny electoral fraud accusations

16/01/2021 GMT

BBC World Service - Weekend, Ugandan authorities deny electoral fraud accusations

Ugandan presidential candidate, Bobi Wine makes accusations of fraud

Ugandan presidential candidate, Bobi Wine makes accusations of fraud.

Ugandan authorities have hailed last Thursday's elections as transparent and fair, despite accusations of fraud made by the main opposition candidate, Bobi Wine. The country's president, Yoweri Museveni, is seeking to extend his 35 years in power, and preliminary results have suggested that he will have a commanding lead.

Also in the programme: India's mass vaccination programme begins and a man's multi-million dollar cryptocurrency dilemma.

Joining Paul Henley to discuss these and other issues are Cristina Odone, journalist, novelist and head of the Family Policy Unit at the Centre for Social Justice and Remi Adekoya, a Polish-Nigerian writer and politics lecturer at the University of York.

(Picture: A giant election poster for incumbent Ugandan president, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni. Credit: EPA/STR)

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