TANZANIA ELECTION: WINNER DECLARED DESPITE VOTE RIGGING CLAIMS

Tanzania’s ruling party candidate has been declared the winner of a controversial presidential election marred by claims of vote rigging and fears of violence.John Magufuli, nicknamed “the bulldozer” for his track record as works minister, won 58.46% of the vote, compared with 39.97% for his main rival, Edward Lowassa.“I duly declare John Pombe Magufuli to have been duly elected president of the United Republic of Tanzania,” the head of the electoral commission, Damian Lubuva, said on...

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Habari Zinazoendana

9 years ago

New York Times

29 Oct

John Magufuli Declared Winner in Tanzania's Presidential Election

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John Magufuli Declared Winner in Tanzania's Presidential Election
New York Times
NAIROBI, Kenya — John Magufuli, a surprise candidate, trained chemist and government minister appreciated for his corruption-busting tactic of hiding in the backs of trucks and popping out at weigh stations to nail crooked police officers, handily won ...
Ruling party wins Tanzania presidency, opposition rejects resultReuters
Zanzibar poll annulment raises stakesNews24
Tanzania election winner declared...

 

11 years ago

BBC

Mali leader's party declared winner

An alliance of parties supporting Mali's President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita has won parliamentary elections, the government announces.

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

12 May

ZEC scoffs at Seif poll rigging claims

>A day after Zanzibar’s First Vice President, Mr Seif Sharrif Hamad, raised a red flag over what his party, CUF, claimed was a plot to rig the October elections in favour of the ruling CCM, Zanzibar Electoral Commission (ZEC) has hit back, saying the CUF leader was deliberately misleading the public.

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

14 Jun

Vote rigging intolerable, CUF warns ruling party

The CUF secretary general and Zanzibar presidential aspirant, Mr Seif Sharif Hamad, has warned the ruling party, CCM, that they won’t tolerate rigging in the October General Election.

 

9 years ago

TheCitizen

07 Oct

Mghwira calls for calm over vote-rigging fears by rivals

ACT-Wazalendo presidential candidate Anna Mghwira has allayed fears of vote rigging in the forthcoming General Election, accusing those who claim to have lost trust in the electoral system of fueling breach of peace.

 

9 years ago

IPPmedia

26 Oct

CUF's Sharif Hamad alleges election rigging in Zanzibar

CUF's Sharif Hamad alleges election rigging in Zanzibar
IPPmedia
The Civic United Front (CUF) presidential candidate, Seif Sharif Hamad, yesterday alleged vote rigging in some polling stations and threatened to reject the results. Hamad, who said he was confident of winning by 72 maintained that his party will not ...

 

9 years ago

AllAfrica.Com

12 Nov

Tanzania: Zanzibar Annuls Recent Election, New Vote Expected

NDTV
Tanzania: Zanzibar Annuls Recent Election, New Vote Expected
AllAfrica.com
The semi-autonomous islands of Zanzibar annulled October's elections and a new vote appears likely despite continued negotiations to strike a political deal with Tanzania's mainland. Despite fierce opposition criticism, the government formalised the ...
Zanzibar Faces Fresh Elections Amid Crisis TalksNDTV

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10 years ago

BBC

No outright winner in Lesotho vote

No party has secured enough votes to form a government in Lesotho, results from elections called after last year's attempted coup show.

 

10 years ago

BBC

VIDEO: Nigeria election: How will you vote?

With the presidential election just days away, Focus on Africa's Peter Okwoche spoke to supporters of both candidates in Mararaba, near Abuja.

 

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