Zanzibar Plans New Polls Amid Stalemate

The Zanzibar government has announced plans to hold a rerun of elections in February but the main opposition party, the Civic United Front (CUF), has protested the decision.

  • Tanzania:   Zanzibar Plans Election Rerun

    East African, 9 January 2016

    The Zanzibar government has announced plans to hold a rerun of the elections in February, amid international and domestic pressure to resolve a stalemate after the results of the… Read more »

  • Tanzania:   Post-Election Stalemate Damages Zanzibar

    DW, 8 January 2016

    More than two months after Tanzania's general elections, Zanzibar's political parties are still arguing over who won. The spat is affecting the economy badly and there is in sight. Read more »

  • Tanzania:   New Vote Expected in Zanzibar

    Al Jazeera, 12 November 2015

    The semi-autonomous islands of Zanzibar annulled October's elections and a new vote appears likely despite continued negotiations to strike a political deal with Tanzania's… Read more »

  • Tanzania:   Ex-President Steps in to End Zanzibar Poll Impasse

    Citizen, 12 November 2015

    Former Zanzibar President Dr Salmin Amour Jumaa yesterday joined talks aimed at finding a solution to the General Election crisis in Zanzibar. Dr Amour joined President Ali Mohamed… Read more »

  • Tanzania:   Shein,Hamad Hold Crisis Talks

    Citizen, 10 November 2015

    Talks to find a solution to the General Election crisis in Zanzibar intensified with a meeting yesterday between President Ali Mohammed Shein and opposition leader Seif Shariff… Read more »

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