Ruling party MPs defy top organ on 2016 election

The Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) secretary general, Mr Abdulrahman Kinana, has urged Members of Parliament through the ruling party to ensure that they visit their constituencies from time to time so that they can address people’s problems .

Court has ruled that the four NRM ‘rebel’ MPs are in Parliament illegally. This means they have been thrown out of Parliament and cannot be allowed to attend proceedings in the House.

>Eleven lawmakers from Nigeria’s ruling party on Wednesday gave formal notice of their intention to defect to the main opposition, in a fresh blow to President Goodluck Jonathan.

Will Tanzania's ruling party hold on to power?

Burundi's ruling party wins 77 out of 100 elected seats in a parliamentary poll boycotted by the main opposition.

Financial Times
Tanzania ruling party wins election
Financial Times
Tanzania's Chama Cha Mapinduzi will extend its tenure as Africa's longest-ruling party, after its candidate John Magufuli was declared the country's fifth president on Thursday following an acrimonious election in which the main opposition candidate ...
Ruling Party Wins Tanzania Vote as Opposition Rejects ResultWall Street Journal
Tanzania's ruling party wins presidential electionIrish Independent
Tanzania announces election...

The Daily Star
Ruling party holds lead in Tanzania election
The Daily Star
Supporters of the opposition Chadema party celebrate outside a polling station in Dar es Salaam after the National Electoral Commission declared Chadema's candidate Halima Mdee winner of the Kawe parliamentary seat during the general elections on ...

The Star
Ruling party faces tough challenge in Tanzania election
The Star
Former Tanzania's Prime Minister and main opposition party CHADEMA presidential candidate Edward Lowassa (C) addresses a campaign rally at the Rwanda-Nzovwe grounds in Mbeya city in the Southern Highlands in Tanzania, October 18, 2015.
War on poverty, corruption to be stepped up with CCM in powerDaily News | The National Newspaper (press release) (blog)
As contenders wait for judgment day tomorrow.IPPmedia
Tanzanians Poised...

Daily Times
Ruling party faces tough challenge in Tanzanian election
Daily Times
DAR ES SALAAM: Tanzania's ruling party faces its toughest election test on Sunday in more than half of a century in power as it seeks to fend off a presidential bid by a former prime minister who has vowed to create jobs that will help the poor. With ...
War on poverty, corruption to be stepped up with CCM in powerDaily News | The National Newspaper (press release) (blog)
Election in Tanzania to Challenge Half a...