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Voters in Uganda will participate in general elections 18 February, which is the third since the restoration of multiparty 2005.They will choose a president, parliament and local government officials.President Yoweri Museveni, who led the nation for 30 years, is running for a fifth term leading, he faced seven other candidates.There are 15 million voters are expected to participate in the elections.MuseveniImage copyrightAPImage caption

Museveni has led Uganda for 30 yearsPresident Museveni has been in power since 1986. The battle to take the lead through 71 years old, and is one of the leaders who led Long continent.He was expected to finish serving his term ends in 2006 but in 2005 changed the constitution to remove term limits on the president.Mr Museveni has been subjected to criticism from Western countries zinazomtuhumu for violations of human rights. Ameyajibu those states to say grow into the internal affairs of Uganda.Kizza Besigye, who once was a great friend of Mr Museveni has faced him for election three times, using the party Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) would succeed.Amama Mbabazi was also a close friend of President Museveni before him to announce that he would vie for the presidency.He served as prime minister of Uganda from 2011 to 2014. Anawania as an independent through movement Go Forward.Besigye

Mbabazi (left) and Besigye were one-time chief of Museveni friendsThere are four other candidates if they are not expected to provide stiff competition in the election.In Uganda, the president is elected for a term of five years.The candidate is required to get one vote over 50% of the votes cast to be announced winner otherwise take place the second round of the choice between a candidate who headed the second in the past 30 days.The country's Parliament consists of 418 items, following the creation of 43 new constituencies 2015.Issues that have been yakitawala campaign is unemployment, corruption and the quality of government services.Three chief candidates have promised to strengthen the infrastructure, dealing with corruption, job creation and improving the quality of health care among other commitments.The issue of oil is also featured on rallies. It found oil nation in 2006.