Democracy in Uganda

Democracy Ratings

Freedom House 2018	Score: 5 out of 7 ^{(where lower scores are more democratic)}	Freedom Status: Partly Free
EIU Democracy Index 2017	Score: 5.09 out of 10 ^{(where higher scores are more democratic)}	World Ranking: 98
Polity IV 2016	Score: -1 ^{(from -10 to 10, where higher scores are more democratic)}	Category: Closed Anocracy

Freedom House 2018

Score:

5 out of 7

^{(where lower scores are more democratic)}

Freedom Status:

Partly Free

EIU Democracy Index 2017

Score:

5.09 out of 10

^{(where higher scores are more democratic)}

World Ranking:

Polity IV 2016

Score:

-1

^{(from -10 to 10, where higher scores are more democratic)}

Category:

Closed Anocracy

System of Government	Presidential
Presidential Electoral System	First past the post
Last Presidential Election	2016
Next Presidential Election	2021
Presidential Term Limits	No
System of Appointment to Legislature	Elections are held on a first past the post basis 238 Constituency Representatives 112 District Woman Representatives 10 Uganda People’s Defence Forces Representatives 5 Representatives of the Youth 5 Representatives of Persons with Disabilities 5 Representatives of Workers 13 ex officio Members
Last Legislative Election	2016
Next Legislative Election	2021
Number of Seats in Legislature	385
Female quota, representation in lower house	Yes: reserved seats

Last legislative election (2016)
Party	Votes (%)	Seats
National Resistance Movement		293
Forum for Democratic Change		36
Democratic Party		15
Uganda People’s Congress		6
Independents		66
Uganda People’s Defence Force		10
National Resistance Movement		293
Forum for Democratic Change		36
Democratic Party		15
Uganda People’s Congress		6
Independents		66
Uganda People’s Defence Force		10