National Unity Platform (NUP)

Force in Play

As of May 2026: Two deputy presidents forcibly disappeared (Tukamushaba since January 14, Waru since January 15); deputy Kivumbi faces amended terrorism charge with 24 co-accused; president Wine in hiding with army occupying home, lawyers seek Commonwealth suspension; 30 supporters killed, 2,000+ detained

On January 17, Uganda's Electoral Commission declared Yoweri Museveni the winner of his seventh term with 71.65% of votes to Bobi Wine's 24.72%. The joint African Union-COMESA-IGAD observer mission said the election was conducted within a polarized political context. After security forces raided Wine's home on January 16 in what his party called an abduction attempt, he escaped to an undisclosed location where he remained in hiding, rejecting the results as fraudulent and presenting video evidence of election officials ticking ballots for Museveni.

Updated May 22