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Justice Forum (JEEMA) representatives: The alliance suggests that the delay would allow for a national transition, comprehensive electoral reforms, and a reconciliation agenda to stabilize the country
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A coalition of four Ugandan opposition political parties, under the banner of the "Holy Alliance," has proposed that the upcoming 2026 general elections be postponed until 2029. The alliance suggests that the delay would allow for a national transition, comprehensive electoral reforms, and a reconciliation agenda to stabilize the country.
The Holy Alliance, which includes the Justice Forum (JEEMA), National Economic Empowerment Dialogue (NEED), Democratic Party (DP) Bloc, and Conservative Party (CP), believes a three-year transition period is essential before the next general elections. "A political transition is an interval between two regimes," explained former Makindye East MP Michael Mabikke, a member of the DP Bloc, during the Alliance's launch. "We insist on a new transition mode to change government without shedding blood.”
The coalition has extended an invitation to President Yoweri Museveni to participate in a proposed transition committee, emphasizing that reconciliation requires the voices of all Ugandans. The Alliance's agenda, titled the National Transition, Reform, and Reconciliation Agenda, aims to foster national unity and promote peaceful political change.
Representatives at the launch included Abbey Muwesi and Fredrick Mutengesa for CP, Michael Mabikke and Lubega Mukaaku for the DP Bloc, Abdul Noor Kyamundu Ssentongo for JEEMA, and Moses Matovu from NEED, who contributed to the preparation of the agenda.
Notable opposition figures, including NUPPpresident Robert Kyagulanyi did not attend the launch
The Alliance's goal is to create a framework for free, fair, credible, and verifiable elections, facilitating a peaceful transfer of power—something Uganda has yet to experience since independence. However, notable opposition figures, including National Unity Platform (NUP) president Robert Kyagulanyi, DP president and justice minister Norbert Mao, Uganda People’s Congress (UPC) president Jimmy Akena, Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) president Eng. Patrick Oboi Amuriat, and People's Front for Freedom (PFF) leader Dr. Kizza Besigye, did not attend the launch.
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