{"id":17483,"date":"2020-08-19T15:52:08","date_gmt":"2020-08-19T12:52:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/?p=17483"},"modified":"2020-08-19T15:52:19","modified_gmt":"2020-08-19T12:52:19","slug":"besigye-bows-out-of-2021-presidential-elections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/index.php\/2020\/08\/19\/besigye-bows-out-of-2021-presidential-elections\/","title":{"rendered":"Besigye Bows Out Of 2021 Presidential Elections"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The former president of the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC), Dr. Kizza Besigye has ended the speculation as to whether he will be picking nomination forms to contest against President Museveni in the forthcoming elections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While addressing the media at the party headquarters today, Besigye has made it clear that he is not contesting for presidency come 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He said he is ready to support other people to ensure that that president Museveni is kicked out of the state house come 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Besigye closed the party\u2019s nomination process with a keynote address where he said that he will support the FDC candidate, but he won\u2019t contest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Today I came to be part of you as we flag off the process of \u2018Channel A\u2019 to continue. 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