Magufuli: Why I stood for CCM nomination

Dodoma. Dodoma residents have welcomed the nomination of Dr John Magufuli as the flagbearer of the ruling party CCM in the October elections.

Process shrouded in secrecy

Nyalandu, two other rulling party members pick up nomination forms for the post of president

Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) will re-run parliamentary preferential polls in 10 constituencies after its National Executive Committee (NEC) found out that the polls were marred by irregularities. The decision was announced by CCM publicity secretary Nape Nnauye when announcing those who were nominated to run for parliamentary seats through the party’s ticket.

Overconfidence and what was viewed in some quarters as contempt towards his party and some its top leaders is what cost the otherwise very able and popular former Premier Edward Lowassa the nomination as CCM presidential candidate, The Citizen can report.

Dodoma. The CCM presidential nomination enters a crucial stage when the Central Committee (CC) meets today.

Is it going to be a battle between establishment candidates?

 BY: Mohamed Matope

So far, there are no CCM candidates running for the 2015 presidential nomination - well at least not officially. However, the line of potential contenders is already crowded and continually getting longer.

More than two-dozen key members of CCM are holding serious conversations with their nearest and dearest: their families, their friends and their supporters. In addition, at least ten of these members have...

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Another CCM cadre turns out to pick nomination form
Daily News
ANOTHER Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) cadre, Ambassador Patrick Chokala, picked a presidential nomination form at the party's headquarters in Dodoma. This tallies the number of presidential hopefuls through the party to 38. As those picking seem to ...