EDITORIAL: Election year is here, CCM must learn to cope

>The 2015 Africa Cup of Nations finals roar into life today, with organisers, players and fans hoping the 23-day tournament can thrive in the face of adversity.

Vanguard
Jonathan to Tanzania's presidential candidates: Learn from me, accept election ...
Vanguard
Immediate past President of Nigeria and chair of the Commonwealth election observer mission to Tanzania, Goodluck Jonathan, , has called for a free and fair election in the presidential poll on Sunday while urging for concession of defeat by the loser.
Observers assured of maximum cooperationDaily News | The National Newspaper (press release) (blog)
Ugandan diplomat to monitor Tanzania pollsNew...

>Much as there is relief that there are no reports of bloody confrontations leading to serious injuries, still, matters were disturbing countrywide as Tanzanians came out to vote for local government leaders on Sunday.

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This Year's General Election is Setting Presedent for the Future
AllAfrica.com
There is no doubt that the 2015 General Election is a watershed General Election for Tanzania in many ways. Let us start with the first observation. That for the first time ever since the re-entry of multi-party politics in 1995, there is a real chance ...
CCM chair: Magufuli is the man for IkuluDaily News
Tanzania ruling party candidate promises land distributioneNCA
Tanzania ruling party candidate promises to...

>The group known in the Constituent Assembly (CA) as the Coalition of Defenders of the People’s Constitution, famous in its Swahili acronym as Ukawa, has stepped up its alliance by declaring that they intend to front one presidential candidate in the coming General Election.

IPPmedia
PCCB to curb rice, meat bribes this election year.
IPPmedia
The Prevention and Combating of Corruption Bureau (PCCB) has warned political leadership aspirants not to engage in any form of corruption because the watchdog will be extra vigilant this election year. “We will not spare anyone this election year…we are ...

>The first few months of every year are busy months for those engaged in budgeting in various ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) in Tanzania. This is not an exception in 2015.

>In election years as is the case for 2015, Tanzania’s budgets tend to be more politicised than in other years, thereby making them election year budgets. The 2015/16 national budget discussion started in parliament on May 12, 2015. This article has been written three days after budget discussions began in Dodoma.

IPPmedia
CCM presidential aspirants called upon to shun dirty politics, learn from Opposition
IPPmedia
Presidential aspirants from the ruling party Chama cha Mapinduzi (CCM) have been urged to learn from opposition leader Civic United Front (CUF)'s Chairman, Ibrahim Lipumba who has shunned dirty politics. The call was made yesterday in Dodoma by ...