The ruling party just locked down a bunch of seats without a fight. Uganda's National Resistance Movement, the NRM, has a solid bloc of 17 parliament members already set. Those candidates got a free pass because nobody else bothered to run in their areas across the country.
This move basically guarantees the NRM a head start before any voting even happens. Talk about a power play. People who study this stuff say walking into parliament unopposed lets a party tighten its grip, influencing future laws and the whole political game.
Meanwhile, election officials are still getting ready for the actual contested races. They are telling everyone involved, from voters to campaign teams, to follow the rules for a clean process.
This move basically guarantees the NRM a head start before any voting even happens. Talk about a power play. People who study this stuff say walking into parliament unopposed lets a party tighten its grip, influencing future laws and the whole political game.
Meanwhile, election officials are still getting ready for the actual contested races. They are telling everyone involved, from voters to campaign teams, to follow the rules for a clean process.
