Uganda's electoral commission has announced that Yoweri Museveni has won a fifth term as president.
It said that President Museveni had won 60.75% of the vote, while his main opponent Kizza Besigye had taken 35%.
President Museveni will now serve another five years in office, having already been in power for 30 years.
EU observers have criticised the poll, saying the governing party has created an "intimidating atmosphere" and the opposition alleges vote rigging.
Mr Besigye has been under house arrest since Friday on suspicion he was planning to publish his own results, breaking electoral laws, police said.
The election has been marred by sporadic violence and opposition allegations of electoral fraud, with social media sites and messaging apps blocked.
"Voters actively participated in the campaign events and expressed a remarkable determination while waiting for the long hours on the election day to cast their ballots," said EU Chief Observer Eduard Kukan.
"However, the [governing] National Resistance Movement's domination of the political landscape distorted the fairness of the campaign."
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