{"id":19384,"date":"2020-10-26T11:35:54","date_gmt":"2020-10-26T08:35:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/?p=19384"},"modified":"2020-10-26T11:36:01","modified_gmt":"2020-10-26T08:36:01","slug":"upc-has-no-presidential-candidate-in-2021-elections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/index.php\/2020\/10\/26\/upc-has-no-presidential-candidate-in-2021-elections\/","title":{"rendered":"UPC Has No Presidential Candidate In 2021 Elections"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Uganda Peoples Congress Party has confirmed that they will not be presenting anyone for the presidency because they are still streamlining structures at the grassroot level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, the party said it will be presenting 45 candidates at the parliamentary level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While addressing the media, the head of media and communications of the Akena-led UPC, they want to ensure that every village there is a structure of the party.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe are not presenting the presidential candidate; the party is focusing on strengthening the grassroots structures. 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