Uganda: Final Report, Presidential and Parliamentary Elections, Commonwealth Secretariat (2006)

This report was published by the Commonwealth Observer Group after the 2006 elections. The report describes the preparations for the elections, and focuses in particular on the political campaign and the role of the media. Even though the observers were able to find some serious irregularities and shortcomings, the Electoral Commission worked efficiently and successfully. Furthermore, the newly established multi-party system was hardly tested: the opposition parties were handicapped by the lack of public funding and of media coverage. However, these elections represent a fundamental moment in Uganda's democratic transition.

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