– ‘They want change’ –
“If rigged, as we expect, we will continue the struggle for democracy,” Besigye said. “The struggle will simply continue.”
Museveni is widely predicted to win a fifth term in power in Thursday’s polls, and warned at a rally against voting for his rivals.
“It would be a blunder to entrust liars with power,” Museveni told supporters, the Daily Monitor newspaper reported Tuesday. “The opposition leaders are liars. They just talk.”
Both Museveni and Amama Mbabazi, a former prime minister and ruling party stalwart now running as an independent, are also holding rallies on Tuesday. Campaigning is banned on Wednesday.
Over 15 million Ugandans are registered to vote, casting ballots in over 28,000 polling stations for both a president and member of parliament, with 290 seats being contested by candidates from 29 political parties.
“In two days the nightmare will be over – there’s absolutely no doubt we are winning this election,” Besigye said, saying his supporters did not want a leader entering his fourth decade in power.
“They gave us a simple message, they want change. They not only need change, but they deserve change,” Besigye said.
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