Brussels, 23/01/2026 (Agence Europe) – The European Union has taken note of the official results announced by the Electoral Commission, according to which President Yoweri Museveni has been re-elected, said the spokesperson for the European External Action Service in a press release on Friday 23 January. The presidential elections were held on 15 January. This will be Yoweri Museveni’s 7th mandate. “The EU shares the concerns highlighted in the AU–COMESA–IGAD Election Observation Mission’s preliminary statement of 17 January 2026, in particular about the uneven playing field in the run-up to the elections, arbitrary arrests of civil society actors and the internet shutdown”. The EU also deplores “pre- and post-electoral violence and threats, particularly against opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi (Bobi Wine)” and calls on “all parties to exercise restraint and on the authorities to ensure the safety of all political actors”. To see the statement by the AU-COMESA-IGAD electoral mission: https://aeur.eu/f/kdb (SP)