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KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) \u2014 Uganda\u2019s presidential election<\/a> was plagued by widespread delays Thursday in addition to a days-long internet shutdown that has been criticized as an anti-democratic tactic in a country where the president has held office since 1986.<\/p>\n

Some polling stations remained closed for up to four hours after the scheduled 7 a.m. start time due to \u201ctechnical challenges,” according to the nation’s electoral commission, which asked polling officers to use paper registration records to ensure the difficulties did not \u201cdisenfranchise any voter.\u201d<\/p>\n

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