Lack of candidates leads to poll cancellation

Tanzania's presidential candidate Mr Edward Lowassa Wednesday called for the nullification of Tanzania's general elections, accusing the National Electoral Commission of announcing partial results.Mr Lowassa said that the results do not reflect the people's will and that there were attempts to support the CCM candidate, Dr John Magufuli.“In different areas where the results have been announced, what has been reported as presidential election results does not reflect people’s will,” he said,...

Two out of three respondents (65%) said that they would vote for John Magufuli, the CCM presidential candidate.

Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan and his rival Muhammadu Buhari comment as voting in parts of the country is extended following technical problems and a number of attacks.

Defeated Chadema candidates to challenge poll results in court
IPPmedia
Chama cha Demokrasia na Maendeleo parliamentary contenders in Lake Zone who lost in the General Election are now preparing to challenge the election results in the High Court. These are Vicent Nyerere (Musoma-Urban), Steven Owawa (Rorya), James ...

CCM is set to officially endorse and announce names of its cadres who will contest for parliamentary and civic positions in the October 25 General Election.

>At least 40 per cent of Tanzanians were not following CCM presidential hopefuls when they declared their intent to seek the highest office through the media or public rallies, a new report shows.

Voice of America
Tanzania Poll Shows Ruling Party Candidate Leads Presidential Contest
Voice of America
September 25, 2015 10:03 PM. A nationwide survey released this week in Tanzania showed John Magufuli, candidate of the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) party, leading the presidential race, with the leader of the main opposition party, former Prime ...

eTurboNews
Zanzibar tourism concerned about cancellation of elections
eTurboNews
When the government in semi-autonomous Zanzibar formally announced the cancellation of the elections held at the end of October, the reaction was swift as tourism stakeholders expressed their rising concern over the impact of the political stalemate on ...

EAC Summit cancellation shakes regional body
Independent
Towards the end of November of every year, leaders of the five East African Community member states convene in one of the five regional capitals to hold their summit, called the Heads of State Summit. And this has been the case since 1999 when the East ...
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1ST EAC YOUTH CONFERENCE OPENS IN ARUSHAStarAfrica.com

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