Zanzibar vote annulled in Tanzania poll

Vote annulled on Tanzania's hotspot region of Zanzibar
The Daily Star
Armed Tanzanian police stand guard outside a vote counting center at Maji Matitu Primary School in Mbagala, in the Temeke district of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2015. (AP Photo/Khalfan Said). RSS; Follow; Email; Print; Share. Reuters.

News24
Small blasts hit Zanzibar after poll annulled
News24
Officials from the electoral commission, watched by representatives of political parties,count ballots at a polling station in the Temeke district of Dar es Salaam. (Khalfan Said, AP). Multimedia · User Galleries · News in Pictures Send us your ...
Small blasts hit Zanzibar after poll anulledThe Guardian Nigeria (satire) (press release) (blog)
Dr Magufuli: I'm indebted to youDaily News | The National Newspaper (press release) (blog)
The...

The Daily Star
Tanzania opposition calls for vote recount, Zanzibar poll nullified
The Daily Star
Armed Tanzanian police stand guard outside a vote counting center at Maji Matitu Primary School in Mbagala, in the Temeke district of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2015. (AP Photo/Khalfan Said). RSS; Follow; Email; Print; Share. Reuters.

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...

Citizen TV
Zanzibar election results annulled
Daily News | The National Newspaper (press release) (blog)
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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Washington Post
In Zanzibar, democracy, peace and unity are at stake after annulled elections
Washington Post
Kim Yi Dionne: Continuing our series of Monkey Cage Election Reports, the following post about the Oct. 25 election in Zanzibar, in Tanzania, comes from Keith Weghorst, co-author of our pre-election report for Tanzania. Tanzania held its fifth multi ...
Congrats Dr Magufuli; it`s now time to heal the Isles wound and move onIPPmedia
Zanzibar's political crisis worsens as home-made bombs...

Tanzania: EU Observers - Recall Zanzibar Vote Tallying
AllAfrica.com
Dar es Salaam — The European Union (EU) Election Observation Mission has called for a swift completion of the electoral process in Zanzibar in line with principles for inclusive, transparent, periodic and credible elections. In a statement released to ...

New Vision
Tensions in Zanzibar as Tanzania readies for tight vote
New Vision
Former Tanzania Prime minister and presidential candidate Edward Lowassa greets the crowd as he delivers a campaign meeting in Dar es Salaam. AFP Photo. mail. img. newvision. mail; img. ZANZIBAR - As Tanzania gears up for what is expected to be the ...
Hamad urges electoral body to hasten release of poll resultDaily News | The National Newspaper (press release) (blog)
Maalim launches ``Africa`s Singapore``...

Business Insider
Tanzania police arrest youths after Zanzibar vote scrapped
Business Insider
DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) - Tanzanian police have arrested several youths in semi-autonomous Zanzibar who were blocking roads in protest at a local election being scrapped after the opposition said it won, the police commissioner said on Thursday.
Dr Magufuli: I'm indebted to youDaily News | The National Newspaper (press release) (blog)
Tanzanians give John Magufuli the nodThe Herald
Tanzania's new leader...