Tanzania: Chaos Reigns as Electoral Commission Delays Releasing Results

Chaos reigned in Mwanza City and other lake zone districts yesterday as impatient youths protested the delay in announcing election results by the National Electoral Commission (NEC) officials.

Two vehicles, a Nissan Patrol and a saloon car said to belong to Ilemela deputy returning officer Paulo Masangu, were torched using a petrol bomb while as many as 10 other cars had their windows smashed with stones as thousands of Opposition supporters in Ilemela and Nyamagana constituencies demanded the immediate release of poll results.

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