Even repeat of civic polls in Dar not free from flaws

>A repeat of the voting exercise in local elections in some parts of the city started peacefully during opening time but the same shortfalls that led to postponement of the elections last time emerged again yesterday.

TheCitizen

Habari Zinazoendana

10 years ago

Daily News

04 Dec

Less than half regter for civic polls in Dar

Daily News
Less than half regter for civic polls in Dar
Daily News
ABOUT 700,000 out of 1.6 million potential voters in Dar es Salaam Region, which equivalent to 42 per cent, have regtered for the forthcoming local government elections scheduled to be held on December 14. Dar es Salaam Regional Commsioner (RC), ...

 

9 years ago

TheCitizen

30 Oct

What it’ll cost to repeat Z’bar polls

The government of Zanzibar, its development partners and political parties will have to raise more than Sh12 billion in the next 90 days to finance fresh elections after those held on October 25 were nullified.

 

9 years ago

IPPmedia

07 Nov

ACT Zanzibar: Were ready for repeat presidential polls

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ACT Zanzibar: Were ready for repeat presidential polls
IPPmedia
Alliance for Change and Transparency (ACT-Wazalendo) in Zanzibar has said it will take part in the Isles presidential re-election after the Zanzibar Electoral Commission (ZEC) nullified it late last month. Speaking to 'The Guardian' yesterday on the ...

 

9 years ago

TheCitizen

17 Oct

Lowassa warns electoral body against polls flaws

Chadema’s presidential candidate Edward Lowassa has warned the National Electoral Commission (NEC) saying any mistake on its part could plunge the nation into election-related chaos.

 

10 years ago

Run Held Peacefully Across Dar

22 Dec

Civic polls re

Civic polls re-run held peacefully across Dar
Daily News
LOCAL government election re-runs in those centres where the previous voting was marred with irregularities in Dar es Salaam Region were conducted peacefully amid tight security on Sunday. There were, however, some reports of scuffles errupting at ...

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

21 Dec

The civic polls are gone, what lesson is there?

Democracy – that much cherished value or political state that many countries struggle hard to achieve and maintain – comes at a cost. It seems we, in Tanzania, have not yet realised this fact.

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

17 Dec

MY TAKE ON THIS: Why did we neglect the civic polls?

>There is no denying that the local government elections held across the country on Sunday were a mess. We heard and saw widespread logistical hitches and other irregularities which lead to the postponement of the voting in many stations.

 

11 years ago

Daily News

24 Jan

Bomani wants civic polls postponed

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Bomani wants civic polls postponed
Daily News
RETIRED Judge Mark Bomani has advised the government to postpone the local government elections which are due this year until the new constitution is in place. Speaking with journalists in Dar es salaam on Thursday Judge Bomani said that he thinks ...

 

9 years ago

TheCitizen

06 Dec

Expert: Take civic debate beyond polls

Forty days after the General Election, media stakeholders have proposed the continuation of the debate on democratic elections since the exercise ‘is an ending process’.

 

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