Tensions Rising Over Elections

The opposition Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) has initiated a 'voter sensitisation' drive aimed at raising awareness about voter rights, the electoral process, party manifestos - and ultimately at drumming support for the Inter-Party Cooperation (IPC). In an interview relating to the initiative, FDC head Kizza Besigye also expressed his desire to see the current Electoral Commission (EC) replaced ahead of the 2011 poll. Such expressions are at odds with the message from the EC, which declared that the FDC was not accredited and therefore not permitted to be giving voter education workshops in the first

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