• Under Tanzania's electoral rules, the winning candidate requires a simple majority to become president. NAIROBI, Kenya - Tanzania’s populist President John Magufuli has been declared the overwhelming winner of a second term amid allegations of widespread election fraud, while the … Zanzibar Electoral Commission (ZEC) has on Thursday … Tanzania’s opposition seeks new election, ‘endless’ protests October 31, 2020 GMT Chadema Presidential Candidate Tundu Lissu casts his vote at Ntewa Primary School's polling station in Ikungi town Singida region, Tanzania, Wednesday. Text by: RFI Follow . DODOMA, Tanzania (AP) — Tanzania's president is poised to be declared the overwhelming winner of Wednesday's election despite widespread allegations of fraud. Populist President John Magufuli has 83 percent of votes with 60 percent of ballots counted, the electoral commission said […] By AGGREY MUTAMBO. Police forces keep tight security in the island capital to stop any gatherings after voting in the Tanzania general elections in Stone Town, Zanzibar, Tanzania on 29 October 2020. More by this Author. Tanzania's opposition demands new election, mass protests . By Anonymous • 22 November 2020 . Voters elected the president, members of Parliament, and local government councillors. Ghana's President Nana Akufo-Addo gestures at a polling station during presidential and parliamentary elections in Kyebi, Ghana December 7, 2020. Tanzania's populist president John Magufuli was declared the overwhelming winner of the elections by the National Electoral Commission on Friday, … At the same time, the ruling party appears to have secured the two-thirds majority in parliament required to change the constitution. Tanzania, once envy of the region, watches democracy slide. Tanzania’s 2020 general elections resulted in a predictably easy victory for one of Africa’s oldest ruling parties, Chama Cha Mapinduzi.. Tanzania is due to hold presidential and legislative elections on October 25, 2020. Tanzania's two leading opposition parties said on Saturday they would not recognise the results of a presidential election that handed incumbent John Magufuli a second five-year term. Tanzania’s populist President John Magufuli has been declared the overwhelming winner of a second term amid allegations of widespread election fraud, while the ruling party won enough seats in parliament to change the constitution. The Tanzanian Election Commission declared John Magufuli, candidate for a second five-year term, the winner of the presidential election on Friday evening. First published on Mon 2 Nov 2020 04.38 EST . Tanzania’s 2020 general elections resulted in a predictably easy victory for one of Africa’s oldest ruling parties, Chama Cha Mapinduzi. TANZANIA’S president is poised to be declared the overwhelming winner of Wednesday’s election despite widespread allegations of fraud, while the ruling party appears to have secured the two-thirds majority in parliament required to change the constitution. Updated 1337 GMT (2137 HKT) October 30, 2020 . DODOMA, Tanzania (AP) — Tanzania’s president is poised to be declared the winner of Wednesday’s election, while the ruling party appears to have secured the two-thirds majority in … The election is widely seen as a referendum on Mr. Magufuli, who is seeking a second five-year term, and on the governing Party of the Revolution, which has dominated Tanzanian … Mon 2 Nov 2020 13.50 EST. Tanzanian President John Magufuli votes in the October 28 poll. US politics. Tanzania: Election 2020 - Nearly Half of Registered Voters Stayed Away Ericky Boniphace/Deutsche Welle People queue to vote in Tanzania's election on October 28, 2020. Zanzibar president-elect Hussein Ali Mwinyi. Additionally, the semi-autonomous archipelago of Zanzibar will hold elections to choose its president, most of the 88 members of its unicameral House of Representatives, and local councillors. General elections were held in Tanzania on 25 October 2015. Zanzibar Electoral Commission says Dr Hussein Ali Mwinyi garnered 76.27 percent of the vote. 3 min. Tanzanian President John Magufuli was declared the resounding winner of an election that the opposition said was rigged and the U.S. government indicated was seriously flawed. The 2020 Tanzania elections: Where do we go from here? His closest challenger, Chadema’s Tundu Lissu, garnered a paltry 13%. Elections in Tanzania: Magufuli declared winner, opposition denounces fraud. Hulda Swai, a Tanzanian professor of life sciences and bio-engineering, has been declared the 2020 winner of the African Union Kwame Nkrumah Continental Awards for Scientific Excellence. By convention, the election was held on the last Sunday of October and was supervised by the National Electoral Commission (NEC). Review of 2020 African polls [1] – Tanzania, Burundi, Seychelles, Malawi . REUTERS/Francis Kokoroko REUTERS/Francis Kokoroko The Electoral Commission of Ghana has officially declared Nana Akufo-Addo as the winner of the 2020 presidential elections. US politics. Political campaigns commenced on 22 August and ceased a day before the polling day. The National Electoral Commission declared the incumbent, John Magufuli, the winner with 84.4% of the vote. Advertisement. President John Pombe Magufuli has been re-elected into office for the second term after emerging the overall REUTERS / Stringer. Voters will elect a president plus most of the 393 seats in the unicameral National Assembly. Tanzania’s opposition parties said at the weekend that they did not recognise the results of a presidential election that gave John Magufuli a landslide second term. In April 2019, Livingstone Lusinde, an MP for the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi party, suggested that holding a presidential election in 2020 was not a good idea due to the cost, and that the money should be used for development projects. Thursday October 29 2020. US cites 'credible allegations' of fraud in Tanzania election. FILE PHOTO | THE CITIZEN | NMG . Story by Reuters . CCM's Hussein Mwinyi declared winner of Zanzibar presidential election. Summary. The ruling party also won 261 of the 264 parliamentary seats.