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)...
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...
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...
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...
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 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)...
Norbert Mao the Democratic Party candidate who accuses Besigye of undermining the opposition parties’ independence will run outside the IPC ticket...
’ The Democratic Party (DP) has already decided to put up its own man Norbert Mao in the first round of the contest arguing that the opposition unity project is merely a vehicle for FDC leader Kizza Besigye who is widely expected to be chosen as standard-bearer since his party remains by far the most significant in the opposition...
The Democratic Party (DP) stays outside the opposition pact seen by its charismatic leader Norbert Mao as a threat to the party’s identity and a vehicle controlled by the FDC...
* Norbert Mao Democratic Party (DP): Mao’s DP is building a reputation for irritating the government and winning local and parliamentary elections but few expect a massive breakthrough next year...
