Olara Otunnu of the Uganda People’s Congress (UPC) and Norbert Mao’s Democratic Party (DP) run national campaigns of their own which draw attention away from Besigye without looking like winning more than 5% of the vote...
The election will be contested by Museveni (NRM) Besigye (FDC) Norbert Mao (Democratic Party) Jaberi Bidandi Ssali (People’s Progressive Party) Beti Olive Kamya (Uganda Federal Alliance) Abed Bwanika (People’s Development Party) Olara Otunnu (UPC) and Samuel Lubega (Independent)...
Norbert Mao the Democratic Party candidate who accuses Besigye of undermining the opposition parties’ independence will run outside the IPC ticket...
’ The Democratic Party (DP) has already decided to put up its own man Norbert Mao in the first round of the contest arguing that the opposition unity project is merely a vehicle for FDC leader Kizza Besigye who is widely expected to be chosen as standard-bearer since his party remains by far the most significant in the opposition...
The Democratic Party (DP) stays outside the opposition pact seen by its charismatic leader Norbert Mao as a threat to the party’s identity and a vehicle controlled by the FDC...
* Norbert Mao Democratic Party (DP): Mao’s DP is building a reputation for irritating the government and winning local and parliamentary elections but few expect a massive breakthrough next year...
The latest entrants into next year’s presidential election are both from northern Uganda and not yet signed up to the opposition coalition; they are former member of parliament Norbert Mao for the Democratic Party and former United Nations diplomat Olara Otunnu...
The most ambitious oppositionists are FDC's Gregory Mugisha Muntu and the Democratic Party's Norbert Mao...
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Youthful Norbert Mao should win the DP slot easily but Besigye will face some opposition from within the FDC...
On the phone last week Kony told Gulu District Chairman Norbert Mao an influential northern politician and one-time presidential hopeful that Otti was under house arrest...