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Campaign activities for the 2025/2026 General Elections are underway.
Campaign activities for the 2025/2026 General Elections are underway. Stakeholders are urged to follow the official campaign programme and guidelines to ensure a peaceful and well-organised electoral
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Hundreds feared dead in Tanzania crackdown on election protests
Hundreds of people have been killed in Tanzania during three days of protests following Wednesday's general election, the country's main opposition party has said.
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Polling dates for Presidential, Parliamentary and Local Government Councils Elections
PRESS RELEASE: In line with Article 61(2) of the Constitution of the Republic of Uganda, the Electoral Commission appointed the dates below for the elections of President; Members of Parliament and Lo
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UPDF Assures Bunyoro and Uganda of Peaceful 2026 Elections
The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) has reassured the people of Bunyoro and the entire country of its readiness to ensure a peaceful and secure 2026 general election.
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Kadaga Nominated for Seventh Term as Kamuli Woman MP
First Deputy Prime Minister and Kamuli District Woman Member of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga, has been officially nominated to seek re-election for a seventh consecutive term as the National Resistance
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Speaker Among Declared Elected Unopposed
Speaker of Parliament Anita Annet Among has been declared elected Bukedea District Woman Member of Parliament for the 12th Parliament after returning unopposed. The Bukedea District election office
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Activists want new law to curb funding campaigns
A group of Civil Society Organisations is calling on the government to enact a comprehensive campaign finance law aimed at curbing the growing monetisation of politics in the country. They say the law
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Notice of Guidance on Payment of Nomination Fee for Parliamentary Elections
The Electoral Commission informs all persons intending to be nominated as candidates for the forthcoming Parliamentary Elections that each nomination paper must be accompanied by proof of payment of a
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Parliamentary nominations will be conducted on 22–23 October 2025 at the offices of District/City Returning Officers.
Parliamentary nominations will be conducted on 22–23 October 2025 at the offices of District/City Returning Officers. This exercise covers all categories of candidates, including Directly Elected Memb
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Presidential Campaign Programme 2025-2026
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS 2025/2026 CAMPAIGN PROGRAM CANDIDATES
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