At stake in this election:

• The office of President of Uganda

Description of government structure:

• Chief of State: President Yoweri Kaguta MUSEVENI *
• Head of Government: President Yoweri Kaguta MUSEVENI
• Assembly: Uganda has a unicameral National Assembly with 332 seats.

* The president is both chief of state and head of government.

Description of electoral system:

• The President is elected by absolute majority vote through a two-round system to serve a 5-year term.
• In the National Assembly, 215 members are elected by plurality vote in single-member constituencies to serve 5-year terms, 79 members are reserved for women to serve 5-year terms, 13 members are designated ex officio to serve 5-year terms and 25 members are reserved by legally established special interest groups.***

*** Of the special interest group members, there are 10 Uganda People's Defence Forces Representatives, 5 Representatives of the Youth, 5 Representatives of Persons with Disabilities, and 5 Representatives of Workers.

Main Candidates in the Presidential race:

• Yoweri Kaguta MUSEVENI
  • Civic Movement: National Resistance Movement (NRM)
• Kizza Kifeefe BESIGYE
  • Civic Movement: Forum for Democratic Change (FDC)
• Norbert MAO
  • Party: Democratic Party (DP)
• Beti Kamya KAMYA
  • Party: Uganda Federal Alliance (UFA)
• Bidandi SSALI
  • Party: People's Progressive Party (PPP)
• Olara OTUNNU
  • Party: Uganda People's Congress (UPC)
• Samuel LUBEGA
  • Independent(s): N/A
• Abed BWANIKA
  • Party: People’s Development Party (PDP)

Population and number of registered voters:

• Population: 34,260,342 (2011)
• Registered Voters: 14,000,000 (February 2011 Approx.)

Gender Data:

·         Female Population: 17,147,670 (2011)

·         Is Uganda a signatory to CEDAW: Yes (30 July 1980)

·         Has Uganda ratified CEDAW: Yes (22 July 1985)

·         Gender Quota: Yes

·         Female candidates in this election: Yes

·         Number of Female Parliamentarians: 131 (following the 2011 elections)

·         Human Development Index Position: 163 (2014)

·         Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: Medium (2014)

Disability Data:

·         Is Uganda a signatory to CRPD: Yes (30 March 2007)

·         Has Uganda ratified CRPD: Yes (25 September 2008)

·         Population with a disability: 5,139,051 (est.)