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KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) \u2014 Ugandans are set to vote Thursday in an election<\/a> that is likely to extend the rule of the long-term president while raising concerns about transparency, hereditary rule, military interference and an opposition strategy to prevent vote tampering at polling stations.<\/p>\n

President Yoweri Museveni<\/a>, who has held power since 1986, seeks a seventh term that would bring him closer to five decades in power. But he faces a strong challenge from the musician-turned-politician best known as Bobi Wine<\/a>, a 43-year-old who represents those yearning for political change.<\/p>\n

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