Poll Gives Museveni Sizable Edge in Ugandan Presidential Race

A new poll shows incumbent Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni of the ruling National Resistance Movement likely to win the February 18 presidential election with 51 percent of the vote. Kizza Besigye of the main opposition Forum for Democratic Change came in second with 32 percent, while independent candidate Patrick Amama Mbabazi, a former prime minister, was third with 12 percent. The Research World International poll, conducted January 15-19, surveyed 2,685 prospective voters in 89...

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