Incumbent takes commanding lead in Ugandan election

President Yoweri Museveni has secured more than 76% of the vote, with early results in from nearly half of polling stations

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has taken an early lead in provisional results from Thursday’s election, according to figures announced by election officials. A win would extend the 81-year-old leader’s more than four-decade rule in the East African nation.

The election commission said early Friday that the...