{"id":309620,"date":"2026-01-14T21:00:45","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T21:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/whats-at-stake-in-ugandas-upcoming-elections-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2026-01-14T21:00:45","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T21:00:45","slug":"whats-at-stake-in-ugandas-upcoming-elections-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/whats-at-stake-in-ugandas-upcoming-elections-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"What&#8217;s at stake in Uganda&#8217;s upcoming elections? | DW  News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/cOlkHiDVbio\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"What's at stake in Uganda's upcoming elections? | DW  News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cOlkHiDVbio\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Ugandans head to the polls on Thursday for a general election. The presidential contest pits incumbent Yoweri Museveni against pop-star turned politician Bobi Wine. It&#8217;s the second time Wine and his NUP party are challenging Musevini, whose government has cracked down on the opposition ahead of the vote. 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