{"id":21828,"date":"2021-02-22T12:13:31","date_gmt":"2021-02-22T09:13:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/?p=21828"},"modified":"2021-02-22T13:14:56","modified_gmt":"2021-02-22T10:14:56","slug":"breaking-bobi-wine-withdraws-election-petition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/index.php\/2021\/02\/22\/breaking-bobi-wine-withdraws-election-petition\/","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Bobi Wine Withdraws Election Petition"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Former Presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu aka Bobi Wine has withdrawn his election petition challenging the presidential election results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bobi Wine announced the shocking decision on Monday saying the Supreme Court where he filed the petition was biased.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;We are withdrawing from the courts but we are not opting for violence. 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