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Norbert Mao

Date of Birth: 12 March 1967


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Unity or bust for 2021

Norbert Mao Secretary-General of the opposition Democratic Party created a similar body the Democratic Party Forum in an attempt to unite factions in his own party and form links with parties outside...


Opposition blues

Since the NRM ignored the process altogether the opposition has been divided on whether to call a boycott – as supported by Besigye and Olara Otunnu former President of the Uganda People's Congress (UPC) – or press on with the election as preferred by the TDA's other three leaders: Mbabazi Norbert Mao of the Democratic Party (DP) and a former national Vice-President Professor Gilbert Balibaseka Bukenya...


Drawing the battle lines

DP leader Norbert Mao has been among the principal agitators for electoral reform but the party will not support a boycott or disrupt the elections...


Spending for victory

In November a coalition of opposition parties and civil society organisations led by the Democratic Party's Norbert Mao launched the National Consultation on Free and Fair Elections (AC Vol 51 No 14 The opposition on parade)...


Opposition works the walk

Two of this year’s presidential candidates Democratic Party (DP) leader Norbert Mao and Olara Otunnu of the Uganda Peoples Congress (UPC) led their own walks in Kampala and were detained...


Power at a price

The ‘northern’ opposition candidates Norbert Mao and Olara Otunnu squeezed Besigye out reducing the FDC vote to 26% in former strongholds which had seen majorities for the party in 2006...


Cairo tactics

The wide field of candidates particularly Olara Otunnu (injured in a mysterious car accident on 14 February) of the Uganda People’s Congress and Norbert Mao of the Democratic Party will also grab votes in the (less populous) north and reduce Museveni’s share: he won a disputed 59% of votes in 2006...


He’s back on top again

Olara Otunnu of the Uganda People’s Congress (UPC) and Norbert Mao’s Democratic Party (DP) run national campaigns of their own which draw attention away from Besigye without looking like winning more than 5% of the vote...


The bout begins

The election will be contested by Museveni (NRM) Besigye (FDC) Norbert Mao (Democratic Party) Jaberi Bidandi Ssali (People’s Progressive Party) Beti Olive Kamya (Uganda Federal Alliance) Abed Bwanika (People’s Development Party) Olara Otunnu (UPC) and Samuel Lubega (Independent)...


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