Uganda President Museveni confirms an attempt to extend nearly 40 years of bases Election news

The 80 -year -old leader entrusted the economic growth of GDP today of $ 66 billion to $ 500 billion during the next five years.

Ugandan Prime Minister Yori Musleini confirmed that he will compete for the presidential elections for the next year, which paves the way for a possible extension of his rule of approximately 40 years.

The 80 -year -old announced late on Saturday that he expressed interest in “running for … the position of presidential flag” of the National Resistance Movement (NRM).

Museveni seized power in 1986 after a five -year civil war and ruled since then.

NRM has changed the constitution twice to remove age and age, which led to a cleansing of the way for Museveni to extend his term.

Rights groups accused him of using security forces and sponsoring the state to suppress the opposition and consolidate his authority – claiming to be denied.

Museveni said he is seeking to re -election to turn Uganda into “an economy of $ 500 billion in the next five years.” According to government data, the country’s total GDP in the country is less than $ 66 billion.

The Ugandans are scheduled to vote in January to choose a president and members of Parliament.

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Opposition leader Bobby Wayne, a Bob star, who has turned into his real politician Robert Kiagolani, confirmed that he will run again. Wine rejected the results of 2021, claiming widespread fraud, tampering with voting and intimidation by the security forces.

Tensions have increased in recent months yet Parliament issued a law Allowing military courts to experience civilians, a practice that has eliminated the Supreme Court unconstitutional in January.

The government insisted that the change is necessary to address the threats of national security, but rights organizations and opposition figures argued that it was a tool for intimidation and silence critics.

For years, Uganda used military courts to prosecute opposition politicians and government critics.

In 2018, wine was charged with an illegal possession of firearms. The charges were later dropped.

Human Rights Watch has criticized the military courts in Uganda for their failure to meet international standards of judicial independence and fairness.

Oryem Nyeno, one of the major participants in Africa in HRW, He said this year: “The Ugandan authorities have offended for years the misuse of military courts to eliminate opponents and critics.”