The Tanzanian general election of 2015 will be the 5th Quinquennial Election(that happens every 5 years) to be held since the restoration of Multi-Party System in 1992.
The incumbent president,Jakaya Kikwete, is ineligible to be elected to a third term due to Term Limits
Tanzania's Ruling Party,, the Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) selected Works Minister John Magufuli as its Presidential Nominee; instead of the front runner former Prime Minister Edward Lowassa
Tanzania's ruling party Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) has picked Works Minister John Magufuli as its candidate in this year's presidential race
Former Prime Minister and CCM front-runner Edward Lowassa defected to Chadema and was selected as the alliance's nominee instead of Wilbroad Slaa, who was Chadema's 2010 candidate
The ruling CCM (and its predecessor parties) has dominated the political scene since the nation attained independence in 1961. Following the restoration of multi-party politics in 1992, it has retained its popularity and the voters' confidence, winning all of the past four general elections -1995,2000,2005 & 2010
Four opposition parties with differing ideologies agreed to form an alliance known as UKAWA and intended to nominate a single candidate.
The alliance consists of the Conservative/Centrist Chadema Party, the Liberal United Front (CUF), the Social Democratic NCCR-Mageuzi and the National League for Democracy (NLD)
Voting takes place on Oct 25,2015 to elect
President and Vice President of Tanzania
265 Members of the Tanzanian Parliament
CCM supporters are celebrating the news in Dar es Salaam
His main rival Edward Lowassa has rejected the official results that gave him 40% of the ballots cast.
The opposition Ukawa coalition candidate earlier claimed he had won with 62% of the vote.
The elections on Sunday Oct 25,2015 were the most fierce the governing party faced after 54 years in power.
The incumbent president,Jakaya Kikwete, is ineligible to be elected to a third term due to Term Limits
Tanzania's Ruling Party,, the Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) selected Works Minister John Magufuli as its Presidential Nominee; instead of the front runner former Prime Minister Edward Lowassa
Tanzania's ruling party Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) has picked Works Minister John Magufuli as its candidate in this year's presidential race
Tanzania's
public works minister John Pombe Magufuli, right, celebrates with
president Jakaya Kikwete, left, after the ruling party announced its
presidential candidate, in Dodoma, Tanzania, Sunday, July 12, 2015 - See
more at:
http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2015/jul/12/tanzania-ruling-party-names-candidate-for-oct/#sthash.b0Ojjzke.dpuf
Tanzania's
public works minister John Pombe Magufuli, right, celebrates with
president Jakaya Kikwete, left, after the ruling party announced its
presidential candidate, in Dodoma, Tanzania, Sunday, July 12, 2015. -
See more at:
http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2015/jul/12/tanzania-ruling-party-names-candidate-for-oct/#sthash.b0Ojjzke.dpuf
Former Prime Minister and CCM front-runner Edward Lowassa defected to Chadema and was selected as the alliance's nominee instead of Wilbroad Slaa, who was Chadema's 2010 candidate
The ruling CCM (and its predecessor parties) has dominated the political scene since the nation attained independence in 1961. Following the restoration of multi-party politics in 1992, it has retained its popularity and the voters' confidence, winning all of the past four general elections -1995,2000,2005 & 2010
Four opposition parties with differing ideologies agreed to form an alliance known as UKAWA and intended to nominate a single candidate.
The alliance consists of the Conservative/Centrist Chadema Party, the Liberal United Front (CUF), the Social Democratic NCCR-Mageuzi and the National League for Democracy (NLD)
Voting takes place on Oct 25,2015 to elect
President and Vice President of Tanzania
265 Members of the Tanzanian Parliament
Tanzania's governing CCM party
candidate John Magufuli has won the presidential election with 58% of
the vote, the electoral commission says.
His main rival Edward Lowassa has rejected the official results that gave him 40% of the ballots cast.
The opposition Ukawa coalition candidate earlier claimed he had won with 62% of the vote.
The elections on Sunday Oct 25,2015 were the most fierce the governing party faced after 54 years in power.
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