CCM duo join Chadema as ruling party exodus goes on

Former Chadema secretary general defects to the ruling party CCM  The Citizen Daily

The CCM in Mwanza yesterday called on the police to intervene and arrest a group of supporters of the opposition Chadema allegedly for intimidating and attacking the ruling party’s supporters during campaign rallies. They party’ regional secretary, Mr Miraji Mtaturu, gave Regional Police Commander (RPC) a four-day ultimatum to act on the allegations.

Former Arusha Mayor leaves ruling party for Chadema
Daily News
The former mayor for Arusha Municipality, Mr Paul Lotta Laizer, has joined the Chama Cha Demokrasia na Maendeleo (Chadema), after defecting from the CCM ruling party. Mr Laizer, who used to represent Baraa Ward as Councillor, left his former CCM ...

20 Chadema, CUF members defect to ruling party in Dar
Daily News
TWENTY members of the Civic United Front (CUF) and Chama cha Demokrasia na Maendeleo (Chadema) yesterday defected to the ruling party Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM). The move was prompted by the former CCM cadre, Mr Edward Lowassa, to cross ...

World Politics Review
Fractured Tanzania Opposition Unlikely to Unseat Ruling CCM Party
World Politics Review
View of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, June 16, 2011 (photo by Flickr user adryn2006 licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic license). By The Editors, Feb. 17, 2015 , Trend Lines · Email · Print · Republish ...

The ruling CCM got a big blow at Naisinyai Ward in Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, late on Monday after 3,000 of its members defected to the main opposition Chadema at a campaign rally.

Shinyanga Region Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) chairman, Khamis Mgeja and former Dar es Salaam Region chair John Guninita have quitted membership of the ruling party.

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Chadema Special Seats MPs join CCM, ACT
IPPmedia
Amid rumours that it is soon to acquire CCM's major public figure Edward Lowassa, two Special Seats MPs from Chadema yesterday defected to CCM and the Alliance for Change and Transparency (ACT-Wazalendo). The two MPs are Leticia Nyerere and ...
Tanzanian Ex-PM to Join Opposition After Presidential Bid FailedBloomberg
CHADEMA releases names for Kilimanjaro Special Seats hopefulsDaily News
Tarime Looks Set to Have Woman MPAllAfrica.com

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Tanzania Opposition Party to Take Ruling Party to Court
Voice of America
Tanzania's main opposition party, Chadema, says it will file a lawsuit Monday against the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) and its presidential candidate John Magufuli after accusing them of “stealing” the party's symbols, logo and manifesto. This, the ...