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Washington, US | THE INDEPENDENT |  Joe Biden has started his address, as results indicate he is close to hitting the target of 270 electoral votes needed to win the US Presidential election. He made his speech after projections showed he had won Michigan, getting to 248 votes to 214 …

Update – Biden: 238 – Trump: 213 Washington, US | THE INDEPENDENT | President Donald Trump has called for voting to stop, ironically hours after it ended and counting in the US elections is underway. The race is so far too close to call, with Biden holding a narrow lead …

  Washington, US | THE INDEPENDENT |  President Donald Trump has warned that election meddling is going on in the US elections. In a tweet, he said, “We are up BIG, but they are trying to STEAL the Election. We will never let them do it. Votes cannot be cast …

  Washington, US | THE INDEPENDENT | Democrat Joe Biden is expected to deliver a statement at 12:30 a.m. ET (0530GMT). Biden: “We can know the results as early as tomorrow morning … [but] it’s not my place or Donald Trump’s place to declare who won this election. That’s the decision …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Unity Platform-NUP presidential candidate, Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, says despite the continuous provocation by the incumbent government, he and his supporters will remain peaceful as they move towards attaining political power through the will of the people. Kyagulanyi who is seen as the …

Washington, US | THE INDEPENDENT | Record numbers have cast votes early in the US election – already breaking total turnout figures of the 2016 presidential election Voter turnout for the 2020 presidential election is reportedly massive, but it has not come close to the record set in 1876, when 81.8 …

Washington, US | Xinhua | Voters in major cities along the east coast of the United States started to cast their ballots early Tuesday, as polls continue to open across the country to decide the presidency. As early as 06:00 ET (1100 GMT), voters began to enter polling stations in major …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Joseph Kabuleta has been dully nominated by the Electoral Commission to contest for presidency in the 2021 elections. Joseph Kabuleta has vowed to use God’s power to bring political and economic change in this country following their successful nomination. Kabuleta blamed Ugandans who …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Female presidential candidate Nancy Kalembe has been dully nominated by the Electoral Commission to contest in the 2021 elections. Nancy Kalembe had initially been dismissed by the Electoral Commission yesterday over failure to provide proof of payment of 20M nomination fees. Share on: WhatsApp

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | DP party general Nobert Mao has been dully nominated by the Electoral Commission to contest in the 2021 general elections. Norbert Mao has called for an end to tribalism in Uganda’s politics. He says that he intends to lead a campaign based on values and …