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Uganda is a unitary republic with a presidential form of government. In the Economist Democracy Index 2024, it received an overall score of 4.49/10 ("hybrid regime") and a rating of 3.42/10 for electoral processes and pluralism. On the V-Dem electoral democracy index, it scored 0.25/1.
President
President
The president (head of state) is directly elected for a 5-year term in a two-round system. The first round is held via a single-choice vote and the two candidates with the most votes advance to the second round if no one receives a majority (more than half of the valid votes, 50%+) in the first round.
The president can be re-elected any number of times.
Parliament
Parliament
Notes
Notes
This is the description of the electoral system of Uganda as of 29.07.2026 on Electoral Knowledgebase. Sources and further information on this topic:
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