Ruling party silent over Lowassa defection

Expectations that the ruling party would come out and speak about the decision by former Prime Minister Edward Lowassa to defect to Chadema didn’t materialise yesterday after a highly publicised press conference was turned into an occasion to thank the media for “its good work

TheCitizen

Habari Zinazoendana

10 years ago

TheCitizen

29 Jul

Lowassa’s defection to alter polls drama landscape

Augustino Lyatonga Mrema was a household name during the 1995 General Election. The man, who had served as the minister for Home Affairs and Deputy Prime Minister in the Ali Hassan Mwinyi’s administration, defected from ruling party CCM to the then main opposition party NCCR-Mageuzi and ran for the presidency.

 

9 years ago

Voice Of America

21 Sep

Tanzania Opposition Party to Take Ruling Party to Court

Voice of America
Tanzania Opposition Party to Take Ruling Party to Court
Voice of America
Tanzania's main opposition party, Chadema, says it will file a lawsuit Monday against the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) and its presidential candidate John Magufuli after accusing them of “stealing” the party's symbols, logo and manifesto. This, the ...

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

18 Jul

Ruling party says new Katiba ‘a must’

The ruling party, CCM, has opined that the country will get its new Constitution even if members of the Coalition of Defenders of People’s Constitution (Ukawa) will not return to the Constituent Assembly (CA).

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

14 Jul

Ruling party VP nominee a first for women

Samia Suluhu Hassan has become the first woman to be picked as the ruling party’s running mate.

 

9 years ago

Thirds Of Seats In Parliament

28 Oct

Tanzanian Ruling Party Expects Two

Tanzanian Ruling Party Expects Two-Thirds of Seats in Parliament
Bloomberg
Tanzania's ruling party expects to win at least two thirds of the seats in parliament after Sunday's general election, deputy Communications Minister January Makamba said, as the opposition warned of unrest over the outcome. “From our in-house tallying ...

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

12 Feb

This is why nomination won’t help ruling party

>The nomination of 201 members of the Constituent Assembly is likely to favour Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) in decisions to be made by the House that comes once in decades.

 

10 years ago

BBC

Ethiopia's ruling party wins every seat

Ethiopia's ruling party, the EPRDF, and its allies win every single parliamentary seat in May's elections, official results show.

 

9 years ago

BBC

23 Oct

Tanzania election: Will the ruling party lose?

Will Tanzania's ruling party hold on to power?

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

28 Jul

Any party is now capable of ruling Tanzania: Salim

Dr Salim takes issue with politicians who mudsling opponents, saying good politics should be about articulating issues

 

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