LESSONS FOR THE 2021 SCIENTIFIC ELECTIONS IN UGANDA: 2020 ELECTORAL EXPERIENCES FROM AROUND AFRICA

Abstract

Elections are a critical democratic metric for determining a country's level of democracy and
democratization. Uganda is set to hold scientific elections in 2021, but it will be a difficult time
for the country as it deals with the global corona virus epidemic (Corvid-19). Ugandan voters,
as in other African countries, must vote in presidential, parliamentary, and local council
elections. At least 22 African countries will have elections in 2020, with the first taking place in
the Comoros in January and the last in Ghana in December. However, all of these countries are
aware that Corvid-19 represents a serious threat. COVID-19 was detected for the first time in
Africa.