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Radio France Internationale
Radio France Internationale
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Melissa Chemam

'He represents a population desperate for change’, Bobi Wine’s lawyer tells RFI

Presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi, known as Bobi Wine, addresses the crowd at a rally ahead of the election, Kampala, 12 January. REUTERS - Abubaker Lubowa

Uganda's election on Thursday will see incumbent Yoweri Museveni, in power since 1986, seeking a seventh mandate – at the age of 81, in a country where 55 percent of the population is under 20. Supporters of his main rival, Bobi Wine, say he embodies hope for change. Robert Amsterdam, Wine's international legal representative, told RFI of the difficulties he has faced in a campaign fraught with fear and repression.

RFI: For the opposition, and in particular for Bobi Wine, this electoral campaign has been very difficult. How would you describe it?

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