Poll puts Magufuli of CCM in lead over opposition’s Lowassa

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New poll gives Lowassa lead
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Tanzania Development Initiatives Programme (TADIP) board chair, George Rwezaura, announces findings of an opinion survey, 'Towards the General Elections 2015, What do Tanzanians say?' A new opinion poll has put the Coalition of Defenders of the ...

>Buoyed by a four-seat win in CCM strongholds, CUF strongman and Isles First Vice President Seif Shariff Hamad has anticipated victory over the ruling party in the 2015 elections

The campaign communication strategy of Dr John Magufuli has raised eyebrows because of what some stakeholders say are attempts to distance the presidential candidate from his party, CCM.

Poll suggests Tanzania ruling party lead before October election
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DAR ES SALAAM Tanzania (Xinhua) -- Some 65 per cent of Tanzanians preferred to vote for the ruling party's presidential candidate John Magufuli ahead of the October election, according to an independent poll published on Tuesday. "More than 62 per ...

Independent poll gives Tanzania ruling party lead before October election
Shanghai Daily (subscription)
DAR ES SALAAM, Sept. 22 (Xinhua) -- Some 65 percent of Tanzanians preferred to vote for the ruling party's presidential candidate John Magufuli ahead of the October election, according to an independent poll published on Tuesday. "More than 62 percent ...
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Tanzania's presidential race is not as tight as...

A group of 17 political parties in Burundi agrees to boycott next month's elections, saying they will not be free and fair.

The Civic United Front (CUF) general assembly has allowed the party’s Governing Council to handle the issue of participating in the Coalition for People’s Constitution popularly known as ‘Ukawa,’which aims at fielding a single opposition candidate in the coming general electi

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Tanzania's opposition rejects poll results as tallying
Citizen TV (press release)
Tanzania's opposition coalition Umoja wa Katiba na Maendeleo (UKAWA) has rejected the presidential election results being released by the National Electoral Commission (NEC). UKAWA's affiliate parties – the Chama Cha Demokrasia na Maendeleo ...

Guinea's opposition is calling for a re-run of Sunday's presidential election even before the votes have been counted.