Longtime Leader Re-Elected in Uganda

The African nation of Uganda held its presidential election last Thursday, February 23, and the winner was Yoweri Museveni, the current president and leader of Uganda for the past 20 years. He was re-elected in a landslide with 59% of the vote. The runner-up, Dr. Kiiza Besigye, who finished with 37%, plans on contesting the results because he claims that widespread fraud played a role in his defeat. International observers say that for the most part the election was run fairly and with such a wide margin to overcome, it seems unlikely the results will be overturned. Mr. Museveni is a member of the party known as the National Resistance Movement and his work in office has been hailed by world leaders. Hopefully he doesn't get too comfortable being president because 20 years is a long time to be in power and he might be tempted to stay for life.