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                  Uganda Poll Stations Lack Ballots, Open Late

   by VOA News

   The opening of some polling stations in Uganda has been delayed as
   Ugandans prepare to cast ballots in presidential and parliamentary
   elections.

   VOA's Jill Craig reports from Kampala that at least five polling
   stations were still waiting for delivery of ballot papers Thursday,
   nearly hour after polls were to have opened.

   Makerere University education student Ivan Ssebuliba said "If this is
   happening in Kampala, so close to the Electoral Commission, what is
   going on in the villages?"

   ''

   Eight candidates are competing for the presidency, with incumbent
   Yoweri Museveni and challenger Kizza Besigye considered the top
   contenders. Museveni has held the presidency for the past 30 years,
   since the end of the civil war that ravaged the country for five years
   ending in 1986.

   Besigye has challenged Museveni unsuccessfully three times before, and
   each time, opposition supporters have accused the president's
   supporters of rigging the vote and intimidating opponents.

   Some voters say their priority is peace and stability for Uganda, while
   others hope for change and a new regime. Voters also say they are
   concerned about employment opportunities, especially for young people;
   and health care and education.

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