Zanzibar annuls election

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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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The Libyan Supreme Court rules that the election of Ahmed Maiteg as prime minister by parliament last month was unconstitutional.

Malawi's President Joyce Banda says she is annulling this week's general election - in which she was a candidate - because of voting "irregularities".

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Zanzibar officially annuls elections
Africa Times
Zanzibar the semi-autonomous archipelago has officially annulled its elections held last month after rising tension and violence over the self-proclaimed victory by the opposition before the official results were announced. The local election ...
Zanzibar annuls recent election, new vote expectedMWC News

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Zanzibar formally annuls October 25 elections amid crisis talks
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Zanzibar voters cheer as they awaited results of the October 25 elections which were later nullified over alleged malpractices. (Photo: AFP). Zanzibar has formally annulled October's elections meaning a rerun appears more likely, despite continued ...

Elections in Zanzibar have been annulled for not being free and fair, the electoral chief on the Tanzanian archipelago has announced.Rows between rival electoral commissioners had led to physical fights, Jecha Salum Jecha said.The opposition says the vote on the islands was cancelled because it won.
The main challenger in the national presidential election, Edward Lowassa, said the problems in Zanzibar could be mirrored across the country.Earlier, he called for the national electoral...

By Guardian Africa network With this election, Zanzibar could make history and end one-party rule Violence, rigging and intimidation have marred the island’s politics, but the ruling party can no longer stifle the people’s desire for […]

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Zanzibar election results annulled
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THE election in Zanzibar has been annulled. Fresh polls will be called at a date to be announced later as the Isles' electoral body cited massive irregularities and results' cheating here. View Comments. ''It (the process) was not fair and had breaches ...
Zanzibar nullifies presidential polls over irregularitiesCitizen TV (press release)

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The State House has learnt, with regret, claims by the Secretary General of the Civic United Front (CUF) and its Presidential candidate in this year’s General Elections in Zanzibar, Honorable Seif Shariff Hamad, that he has been ignored and his request for an appointment with President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete, to discuss the political situation in Zanzibar, turned down.

The State House would like to categorically deny that it has received any request from Honorable Hamad for him to meet...