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August 27, 2025By Sadique Bamwita
Kampala
The Electoral Commission announced that a total of twelve (12) political parties and 193 independent candidates have picked nomination forms at the commission’s headquarters in Kampala by the close of two weeks, before Friday August 22,2025.
The political parties that have expressed interest in fielding flag bearers include Democratic party, National Resistance Movement, Conservative party, National Unity platform, Forum for Democratic change , National Economic Empowerment Dialogue, and Uganda Economic party among others .
Speaking to the press , the commission’s spokesperson , Mr. Julius Mucunguzi said that in the register of the electoral commission there are 27 registered political parties implying that 12 out of 27 political parties have picked nomination forms expressing interest in fielding candidates to represent them during the presidential election 2025/2026.
Mr. Mucunguzi noted that the presidential Act which guides the president of Uganda states in section 9 that under multiparty system, nomination of a candidate maybe made by a registered political organization, sponsoring a candidate or by a candidate standing on his or her own without being sponsored by a political party or any sponsors .
On this note, he said 193 persons have picked nomination forms to aspire for presidency as independent candidates .
Mr. Mucunguzi revealed that those persons who have picked nomination forms have been flagged off by the Electoral Commission to go and collect signatures and names of their supporters required by the Law to support one’s candidature.
” The Law states that each presidential aspirant must demonstrate that he/she has got 100 signatures from each of 98 districts across the country -two thirds of the voters.
‘ The commission has informed police to give them security and not to interfere with their activities.
‘ The commission has also written to the district authorities to allow the aspirants to collect the required signatures .
” A supporter is not allowed to support more than one presidential aspirant, ” Mr.Mucunguzi stated .
Mr. Mucunguzi reminded those who have picked nomination forms to conduct themselves in a manner that doesn’t disrupt peace hence they should be law abiding in the process of collecting forms.
” Being a presidential aspirant does not make anyone above the Law. Picking nomination forms continues up to September 24,2025.
‘ For purposes of emphasis or clarity , the nomination for president will take place from September 23-24 , 2025 and the exercise will be conducted by Justice Simon Byabakama.
