 He belongs to the Democratic Party and publicly indicated his intention to contest the 2011 Ugandan presidential elections, either as the nominee of his party or if not nominated on the party ticket, as an independent.He was elected as President of the Democratic Party on 20 February 2010 and ran for President of Uganda in the 2011 general election.The DP faced a lot of challenges that led to a split and deep polarization at the height of the election.