Uganda's 2016 general elections: preparations and implications

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Title:	Uganda's 2016 general elections: preparations and implications
Author:	Apuuli, Kasaija
Year:	2015
Periodical:	East African Journal of Peace and Human Rights (ISSN 1021-8858)
Volume:	21
Issue:	2
Pages:	192-216
Language:	English
Geographic term:	Uganda
Subjects:	elections 2016 election management bodies political conditions
Abstract:	This article discusses the state of preparations of Uganda's 2016 general elections and their likely implications. The article analyses the social, political and economic factors affecting the elections and, potentially, their outcome. Specifically, the article covers the following areas: the state of the economy; the actual management of the elections by the current EC; the state of the political parties and civil society; and electoral reforms, among others. Methodologically, the article is a product of desk research including a review of primary documents (government and civil society organization reports) and secondary sources (books, journal articles, newspapers). Notes, ref., sum. [Journal abstract]