Burundi opposition under threat as polls near

Bujumbura, Friday. Burundi’s opposition parties announced Friday they will boycott upcoming elections, saying it was not possible to hold a fair vote following weeks of violence over President Pierre Nkurunziza’s bid to cling to power.

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Zanzibar police ban opposition rally, cites terror threat
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DODOMA – Police in Zanzibar, a semi-autonomous part of Tanzania, on Saturday banned a public rally by the opposition against the draft constitution, citing terrorist threats. "We don't have problems with opposition here," Zanzibar police spokesperson ...
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Tanzania opposition quits constitution-drafting...

>National Electoral Commission (NEC) has come under fire from the  main opposition parties which have  rejected plans by the electoral body to introduce electronic voter registration system in September.

The opposition and its chances on 2020 polls  The Citizen Daily

The government has agreed to meet with various stakeholders, including opposition party leaders, ahead of the upcoming local government elections, to discuss how to ensure they are free and fair.

CCM outshines opposition in Himo polls
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OPPOSITION parties on Wednesday evening walked away empty handed after the ruling party, CCM, emerged with a landslide victory, grabbing chairmanship, vice and other subcommittee positions in the election to get Himo Township leaders. Announcing ...

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Opposition cries foul in tight Tanzanian polls
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John Magufuli of the long-ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi party is seen as the narrow favourite to beat ex-prime minister Edward Lowassa, a CCM stalwart who recently defected to Chadema, which is heading a coalition of opposition parties. File photo
Magufuli leads race so farDaily News | The National Newspaper (press release) (blog)
Initial results from Tanzania election puts leading party aheadSouth African Broadcasting...

>Things were in a shambles. A mess. Chaotic. It was hard to believe the events that were unfolding on Sunday as millions of Tanzanians thronged the polling stations to elect local government leaders.

It is an accepted assertion that the ruling party’s grip on rural voters is loosening. There is also a belief that the opposition is gaining support among rural populations. For CCM’s loss is opposition’s gain, so goes the saying.