Fact checkPoliticsPublished May 12, 2026
Uganda Electoral Commission: “Yoweri Museveni received 71.65% of the vote in January's presidential election, according to Uganda's Electoral Commission.”. Our verdict: True.

The claim

“Yoweri Museveni received 71.65% of the vote in January's presidential election, according to Uganda's Electoral Commission.”

Uganda Electoral CommissionOfficial recordJanuary 17, 2026Read the original

Declaration of the 15 January 2026 presidential election result.

Our verdict

True

The commission declared Museveni the winner with 71.65%.

What we found

Our first version said the official figure was about 58%; that was the 2021 result. The commission's 2026 figure is 71.65%. This duplicates another fact check on the same claim.

The evidence

  • Supports the claim

    Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni wins seventh term with 71.65 percent of votes. [1]

How we checked

We checked the claim against Arab News. We reviewed 1 relevant source.

Sources

  1. [1]Arab News · Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni wins seventh term with 71.65 percent of votes

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