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This article lists political parties in Uganda. Until a constitutional referendum in July 2005, only one political organization, the Movement (also called the National Resistance Movement) was allowed to operate in Uganda .
The politics of Uganda occurs in an authoritarian context. Since assuming office in 1986 at the end of the Ugandan civil war, Yoweri Museveni has ruled Uganda as an autocrat. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Political parties were banned from 1986 to 2006 in the wake of the 2005 Ugandan multi-party referendum which was won by pro-democracy forces. [ 1 ]
The Uganda People's Congress (UPC; Swahili: Congress ya Watu wa Uganda) is a political party in Uganda. [2] [3] UPC was founded in 1960 by Milton Obote, who led the country to independence alongside UPC member of parliament A.G. Mehta. [4] Obote later served two presidential terms under the party's banner. Obote was still the party head when he ...
Defunct political parties in Uganda (5 P) N. National Resistance Movement (1 C, 5 P) Pages in category "Political parties in Uganda"
The Uganda People's Union together with the Obote-led faction of the UNC formed a new party, the Uganda People's Congress (UPC), in March 1960. The DP and UPC parties became major political parties in Uganda. The UNC became less of a force, mainly because DP became popular and a new party, Kabaka Yekka, emerged. [7]
Parliament of Uganda; Members: 426: Speaker: Jacob Oulanyah (until 20 March 2022) Anita Among (from 25 March 2022) Deputy Speaker: Thomas Tayebwa (from 25 March 2022) Leader of the Opposition: Mathias Mpuuga (until 9 January 2024) Joel Ssenyonyi (from 9 January 2024) Party control: National Resistance Movement
Political parties; Foreign relations. Ministry of Foreign Affairs Minister: Sam Kutesa; ... The following is a list of constituencies (electoral districts) of Uganda. [1]
The Uganda Electoral Commission (EC) provides national elections for a president and a legislature.The president is elected for a five-year term. The Parliament is composed of members directly elected to represent constituencies, and one woman representative for every district; as well representatives of special interest groups, including the army, youth, workers and persons with disabilities.