With 57 seats in parliament, National Unity Platform became the country’s official opposition party. This makes it difficult to know how the National Unity Platform might perform in a free and fair election. In the run-up to the 2026 election, prominent the National Unity Platform members remain in detention and have been tortured. Video footage recently captured police and defence force soldiers beating National Unity Platform security personnel. Subsequently, the Democratic Party – Uganda’s second oldest political party – entered into a formal cooperation agreement with the ruling National Resistance Movement.

Source: Standard Digital January 12, 2026 11:09 UTC