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UGANDA 2016: Elections - Captain - 02-22-2016 UGANDA 2016: RUSSIA GIVES PRAISE, EU AND U.S. CRY FOUL Yoweri Museveni triumphed in Uganda’s presidential elections on Thursday, prompting a range of reactions from the international community. Museveni, who has been in power since 1986, won 60.8 percent of the vote , ahead of main rival Kizza Besigye on 35.4 percent in a highly contentious election. The day was marred by a social media blackout and seven-hour delays in ballots being delivered to some polling stations. The prospect of another five years of Museveni’s rule will be pleasing to some: Uganda has enjoyed steady economic development under the 71-year-old, averaging 7 percent GDP growth throughout the 1990s and 2000s. For others, however, it heralds the continuation of human rights abuses by pro-government security forces: Uganda’s police force has been accused of torture and arbitrary arrests of opposition activists, although they have repeatedly denied such allegations.