Uganda's 2006 multiparty elections: consolidating democracy and building peace?

Makara, Sabiti

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“…731 This result clearly depicts the complaints of the people in the North and, at a lesser degree, in the East for their ongoing economic and social marginalization and emphasizes the failure of Museveni's policy to establish peace in the region. 732 This pattern of results that underlines the division of North and South had also been noted in the 1996 and 2001 elections. 733 In February 2011, general elections took place where President Museveni won 68 percent of the votes; 734 however opposition rejected the results, claiming an unfair environment through the extensive use of resources from the ruling party.…”

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“…697 On the other hand, despite such official statements, the government is often accused for abusing funds from the Ministry of Defense in order to finance activities of the ruling party, including actions for the elections. 698 Corruption in Uganda is being described as "widespread and endemic at all levels of society." 699 In the Corruption Perceptions Index published by the well-known anti-corruption NGO Transparency International, Uganda has one of the highest scores.…”

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“…Moreover, there are numerous serious allegations for NRM's infringements before and during the election process. 730 Interestingly, Museveni was severely defeated in almost all districts in the North and in specific areas in the East. 731 This result clearly depicts the complaints of the people in the North and, at a lesser degree, in the East for their ongoing economic and social marginalization and emphasizes the failure of Museveni's policy to establish peace in the region.…”

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Στην μεταψυχροπολεμική περίοδο, ο ρόλος των μη-κυβερνητικών οργανώσεων στον τομέα της οικοδόμησης της ειρήνης (peacebuilding) αναβαθμίστηκε σημαντικά. Όμως, ενώ οι ΜΚΟ έχουν την δυνατότητα να δουλέψουν στο πεδίο με ευελιξία και να ανταποκριθούν στις απαιτήσεις των νεοεμφανιζόμενων συγκρούσεων και απειλών για την ειρήνη και στην σταθερότητα, μπορούν να έχουν μόνο ένα υποστηρικτικό ρόλο στην διαδικασία οικοδόμησης της ειρήνευσης, η οποία - εκ φύσεως - είναι μια συμμετοχική διαδικασία. Η παρούσα έρευνα έχει ως αντικείμενο το θέμα αυτό, εστιάζοντας στην αποτελεσματικότητα προγραμμάτων οικοδόμησης της ειρήνης που υλοποιούνται από ΜΚΟ. Μέσα από εμπειρική έρευνα που έλαβε χώρα στην Ουγκάντα και στην ΠΓΔΜ, υποστηρίζεται ότι τα αποτελέσματα και ο αντίκτυπος προγραμμάτων ΜΚΟ στο πεδίο οικοδόμησης της ειρήνης εξαρτώνται άμεσα από το ευρύτερο πλαίσιο παρέμβασης. Για την βελτίωση της αποτελεσματικότητάς των, είναι απαραίτητη η ενεργή συμμετοχή της διεθνούς κοινότητας ώστε να εφαρμοσθεί ένα συνολικό στρατηγικό σχέδιο. Όμως, για μία τέτοια συμμετοχή, η πολιτική βούληση ισχυρών δρώντων - σε παγκόσμιο αλλά και τοπικό επίπεδο - είναι ζωτικής σημασίας.

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Elections and Domestic Peace in Africa: Assessing Peace Opportunities in Uganda’s 2021 Presidential Election

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Deepening Democracy through Multipartyism: The Bumpy Road to Uganda's 2011 Elections

Makara

2010

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The 2011 elections will be one of the several elections (and the second-ever multiparty election) organized by the National Resistance Movement (NRM) since it captured power in 1986. Despite the regular elections since the 1990s, the quality and outcomes of these elections have remained subjects of debate. Democracy has remained elusive in Uganda despite the re-introduction of multiparty politics. Incumbency advantages, manipulation and unconstitutional use of state resources and apparatuses, and removal of the constitutional term limits on the presidency have combined to hamper effective growth of multiparty politics and democracy in the country. The question is: Does electioneering necessarily produce democratic governance or does it simply create the conditions and norms necessary for institutionalization of democratic rule? In particular, does the existence of multiparty politics necessarily deepen democratic governance? This paper stresses that despite the return of multiparty politics in Uganda, neither has democracy been consolidated nor have elections acted as effective instruments for advancing democratization in the country.

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Uganda's 2006 multiparty elections: consolidating democracy and building peace?

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