KAMPALA, Feb. 25 (Xinhuanet) -- Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni is heading toward victory in the country's presidential elections, according to official results announced Saturday.

    Provisional results released by the Electoral Commission (EC) at 1 p.m. (1000 GMT) showed that Museveni has taken 60.80 percent of the votes compared with his top challenger Kizza Besigye's 35.96 percent, with 63.54 percent of the total ballots counted.

    Among the total 19,786 polling stations around the country, 91.16 percent of the stations have reported their tallies.

    The final results will be announced before 5 p.m. (1400 GMT) inthe afternoon, according to the EC.

    Millions of Ugandans went to polls Thursday in the country's first multiparty general elections in 20 years to choose a president and members of parliament.

    Three other candidates have also contested in the presidential bid, including Mayor of Kampala John Ssebaana Kizito of the Democratic Party, Miria Kalule Obote of the Uganda People's Congress, and independent candidate Abed Bwanika. Enditem