Opposition Claims Ballot-Stuffing as Tanzania Goes to Polls
Tanzanians have gone to the polls for a presidential election. President John Magufuli, who heads the Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) party, is seeking a second term in office. Opposition presidential candidate Tundu Lissu of the Chadema party said that there were reports of "widespread irregularities in the form of preventing our polling agents from accessing polling stations". He added: "If this continues, mass democratic action will be the only option to protect the integrity of the election." Magufuli was celebrated for his promises to tackle corruption and trim excessive government spending when he took office in 2015. But his administration passed a raft of repressive legislation exerting what rights organizations called an alarming level of control over the country's politics.
People queue to vote in Tanzania's election on October 28, 2020.
A man walks past a wall with election posters in Tanzania.
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Tanzania:
Voting Starts in Zanzibar Amid Sporadic Violence
Citizen, 27 October 2020
With the rest of Tanzania voting in the General Election on Wednesday, October 28, 2020, polling started in Zanzibar for some groups on Tuesday, October 27, 2020. Read more »
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Tanzania:
Police Confirm Holding 42 People in Pemba Over Violence
Citizen, 27 October 2020
At least 42 people are being held by police in Zanzibar over allegations of attacking police officers who were distributing ballot boxes. Read more »
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Tanzania:
Tanzania Elections - At-a-Glance Summary
East African, 28 October 2020
About 29 million Tanzanians head to the polls on Wednesday to elect new leaders. Read more »
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Tanzania:
How Magufuli's 'Bulldozing' Style Has Won Him Praise and Criticism
East African, 27 October 2020
As President John Magufuli winds up his first term in office and seeks re-election to a second and constitutionally final term this week, Tanzanians can look back upon a raft of… Read more »
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Tanzania:
Election Results Are Predictable. What Happens Next Is Not
African Arguments, 27 October 2020
If there were a level playing field, there's every reason to believe the election would be highly competitive. But that is not the case. Read more »
InFocus
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With national elections in Tanzania approaching on October 28, 2020, 65 civil society organisations from across the world have signed a letter to President John Magufuli, expr Read more »
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The ranking Democrat on the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee has introduced a resolution calling on Tanzania "to ensure free and fair elections" as the country prepares for ... Read more »
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Tanzanians will go to the polls on 28 October, for many political observers the outcome is already known. President John Magufuli will win a second term in office, bolstered by the ... Read more »