{"id":1454,"date":"2016-02-04T12:42:00","date_gmt":"2016-02-04T11:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.iese.edu\/africa\/?p=1454"},"modified":"2016-10-26T16:35:32","modified_gmt":"2016-10-26T15:35:32","slug":"elections-and-political-stability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.iese.edu\/africa\/2016\/02\/04\/elections-and-political-stability\/","title":{"rendered":"Elections and Political Stability"},"content":{"rendered":"

This week we had a case premier in my MBA class<\/strong>. We discussed the brand-new case Innovis Telecom<\/a><\/strong>. Actually, both the students and I enjoyed the discussion quite a lot! Founded in 2010, Innovis is an Indian company that provides services to telecom operators<\/strong>. Uganda and Myanmar are its main markets but they also operate in about 10 other African countries. Political stability was one area of discussion<\/strong>. This made me curious about upcoming presidential elections<\/strong> in African countries.<\/p>\n

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House of the late President Mandela in Johannesburg<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Actually, Uganda will have elections this month<\/strong>. The incumbent President is Yoweri Museveni<\/a><\/strong> of the National Resistance Movement<\/a><\/em>. He\u2019s been in rule for the last 30 years<\/strong>, and plans to still run for the next term. In his favor, he rebelled against the dictatorships of Idi Amin (1971-79) and Milton Obote (1980-85). According to The Africa Report<\/a><\/em>, the opposition parties may have a case if they unite forces. More so given that the ruling party is not cohesive now. However, Museveni may still count with the support of societal segments as diverse as the rural poor, the powerful business community, and women.<\/p>\n

Other countries with Presidential elections ahead of them this year:<\/p>\n