(CNN) -- Ugandans voted Friday in a presidential election that could extend the term of the incumbent, who has been in power for 25 years.
A new term would give President Yoweri Museveni five more years.
This is the third consecutive time opposition front-runner Kizza Besigye has run against Museveni.
Voters lined up early to cast their ballots at various venues including schools, government offices and churches. In the capital, Kampala, streets were calm and empty, with increased security forces patrolling in riot gear.
Besigye -- who was a former doctor for Museveni -- lost presidential bids in 2001 and 2006. CNN
