Zanzibar often sees politicians expressing desire for more autonomy. In his acceptance speech, Mwinyi urged people in Zanzibar to forget their political differences and forge ahead in building a new and prosperous Zanzibar. Zanzibar president-elect Hussein Ali Mwinyi. Zanzibar merged with Tanganyika in 1964 to form the United Republic of Tanzania. P.M. News is a daily newspaper published in Lagos, Nigeria by the Independent Communications Network Limited. By Tom Collins Zanzibar City, Tanzania 25 October 2020 • 9:00am Supporters attend an election rally for Tanzania's ruling party Chama Cha Mapinduzi Credit : Shutterstock Zanzibar’s anti-riot police officers patrol in the streets during an operation after the opposition called for protests in Stone Town, on October 29, 2020 as tensions rise while the results of the general election are being announced. Zanzibar Electoral Commission ... who served for two terms from 2010 to 2020. In his acceptance speech, Mwinyi urged people in Zanzibar to forget their political differences and forge ahead in building a new and prosperous Zanzibar. In volatile Zanzibar, opposition presidential candidate Seif Sharif Hamad was arrested along with top leaders of the ACT-Wazalendo party, after he called for protests against election results … Similar issues arose in previous elections as well, with results repeatedly very tight and polling marred by violence. The Zanzibar Election Commission (ZEC) cancelled the results of the first poll but diplomats said they saw no evidence of the "massive fraud" alleged. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Ethiopia says it won't delay second filling of Nile dam, UNSC warns against undermining S. Sudan peace, Kenya pulls out of oral hearings in maritime case. ... (2000-2010) and the Ali Mohamed Shein, who served for two terms from 2010 to 2020. Zanzibar Electoral Commission (ZEC) has on Thursday evening declared Dr Hussein Ali Mwinyi, son of Tanzania's second President, the new leader of the Revolutionary Government of the archipelago after he garnered 76.27 percent of the vote. Elections were held in Zanzibar on Sunday with security tight and an opposition boycott in place for the re-run of October's polls in Tanzania's semi-autonomous islands, cancelled due to fraud allegations. At present, the 2020 election in Zanzibar appears to be heading down a similar path to previous elections in the semi-autonomous state; that is, a fierce contest marred by violence. FILE PHOTO | THE CITIZEN | NMG. The National Electoral Commission coordinates union elections while the Zanzibar Electoral Commission manages Zanzibar’s electoral matters. Somalia failed to hold elections in December last year. Voting on the second day yesterday in Zanzibar saw a large turnout as the Islanders sought to make their voice heard in the election which will usher in a new president.. Unguja and Pemba islands were the centre of the voting with the nearly 500,000 registered voters expected to cast their votes. It means the figures, once confirmed by the Commission remain final. Hussein Ali Mwinyi has been declared winner of Tanzania’s Zanzibar presidential election. 29 Oct 2020 Tanzania’s National Electoral Commission (NEC) began releasing parliamentary election results on Thursday with the opposition losing key … Ahead of the elections, Chadema's presidential candidate, Tundu Lissu had promised voters to "review" the governance arrangement with mainland to ensure the islanders get more say in resources they are allocated. The election is widely seen as a referendum on Mr. Magufuli, who is seeking a second five-year term, and on the governing Party of the Revolution, … Countries declared national days of mourning and ordered their flags flown at half-mast. Dr Mwinyi, until now the Defence Minister of Tanzania, collected about 380,000 votes defeating veteran opposition leader Seif Sharif Hamad aka Maalim Seif of ACT-Wazalendo and other contenders from CUF and Chadema. Zanzibar Elections. The opposition has also claimed that the National Electoral Commission, whose members are appointed by the president, have barred the challenger Lissu from campaigning while letting the incumbent Magufuli campaign. In 2015, the Zanzibar results were annulled citing irregularities at a point where early results suggested an opposition victory. Surviving an assassination attempt to run for president. Tanzania Elections Watch, a regional group of eminent persons, expressed concerns about the credibility and conduct of the election, noting deadly violence on the eve of the vote in Zanzibar… Zanzibar president-elect Hussein Ali Mwinyi. In 2015, the CCM’s deep state used the Tanzania Peoples Defence Forces (TPDF), other security organs of states, and then Chair of the Zanzibar Electoral Commission (ZEC) Jecha Salim Jecha to annul the election results in Zanzibar. The race for the 2020 General Election officially kicked off in Zanzibar yesterday. He ran on the ticket of the ruling party Chama Cha Mapinduzi. Zanzibar In the isles, the election dynamics will be quite different from the main­land. Tanzanian President John Magufuli won an election victory on Friday with 84% of the vote, according to the country's National Electoral Commission. ... the presidential election results announced by the electoral commission cannot be challenged in court. *Reported by Xinhua Concurrently with the general election, Tanzania’s semi-autonomous archipelago of Zanzibar will also hold regional elections. Jaji Mkuu Mstaafu HAMID MAHMOUD HAMID akiwa na wajumbe pamoja na watendaji wa Tume ya Uchaguzi ya Zanzibar katika hafla ya ufungaji wa mafunzo ya zoezi la uchaguzi litakalofanyika October, 2020. Authorities annulled the results of the 2015 elections in Zanzibar after results indicated a possible opposition victory. Tanzanian voters were called to the polls on Wednesday, October 28, 2020 to elect the country’s main political institution – the President, the National Assembly, and the District Councillors (diwani).Without surprise, the outcome of the sixth general elections since the reintroduction of multiparty politics in 1992 reaffirmed the longstanding grip on power of Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM). This is despite an order from the African Court of Human and People's Rights last July ordering the Tanzanian government to amend the Constitution and allow every election results to be contestable in a court of law. This has always been the case in the past, where close results, contested results and evidence of manipulated results have been the norm on Zanzibar, ever since multiparty democracy was … Hamid Mahmoud Hamid, Chairman of the Zanzibar Electoral Commission, said Mwinyi won the election after he had garnered about 76.27 percent of the total votes cast. The previous election was annulled three days after the vote, in what was widely seen as a move by elements within the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) to prevent an imminent opposition victory. Zanzibar Electoral Commission says Dr Hussein Ali Mwinyi garnered 76.27 percent of the vote. The election on Wednesday attracted 17 presidential candidates from various political parties. The people of Zanzibar go to the polls on March 20 to choose a new president and government for the second time in five months. Thursday October 29 2020. It said that the police had killed 10 people and injured 50 others in Zanzibar before and during the elections, and the party documented numerous cases … Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. Dr Mwinyi, whose father Ali Hassan Mwinyi was in power from 1985 to 1995, had been serving in the Cabinet of John Pombe Magufuli who is also expected to win the presidential race, according to provisional results announced by the National Electoral Commission. ZANZIBAR, Tanzania (AP) — Police in Tanzania shot dead at least nine citizens amid unrest over alleged fraud ahead of the presidential election, a major opposition party asserted Tuesday, while officials denied it and one of Africa’s most populous countries watched internet service slow to a crawl ahead of Wednesday’s vote. In 2015, the Zanzibar results were annulled citing irregularities at a point where early results suggested an opposition victory. Zanzibar merged with Tanganyika in 1964 to form the United Republic of Tanzania. This year, a number of opposition leaders including Mr Hamad were briefly detained by police for claiming there was rigging on the eve of the vote. 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This time around there 17 presidential candidates in Zanzibar seeking election. Learn how your comment data is processed. Magufuli won the 2015 election with 58 percent of the vote, while opposition alliance candidate Edward Lowassa took 40 percent. According to the law, the presidential election results announced by the electoral commission cannot be challenged in court. International observers criticised the process in the strongest of terms. The ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi party, in power since independence in 1961, won 51 of the … ... 2 November 2020. Hamad himself had been barred from campaigning for a week in days leading to elections for breach of electoral code. Final election results could be announced Friday. This Friday, October 16th, 2020 the East African Community announced that it is deploying its Election Observer mission to the Tanzanian General Elections slated for 28th October 2020. His victory could now maintain a status quo for an archipelago that enjoys certain form of autonomy from the government of Tanzania, but which has witnessed violence nearly every election year. The election on Wednesday attracted 17 presidential candidates from various political parties. Published 23 October 2020. Zanzibar Electoral Commission (ZEC) has on Thursday evening declared Dr Hussein Ali Mwinyi, son of Tanzania’s second President, the new leader … Results in the presidential election from 17, out of the more than 260 constituencies, that have been published on the electoral commission's website show a huge lead for President Magufuli. "Thank you, all people of Zanzibar, for choosing CCM and for electing brother Hussein Mwinyi as the President-elect of the revolutionary government of Zanzibar," CCM party wrote on Twitter on Thursday night. Zanzibar.  The decision had been made, however, a year after Tanzania withdrew from clauses of the Court which had allowed individuals to sue their government at the African institution. Previous presidents are Abeid Amani Karume (1964-1972), Aboud Jumbe Mwinyi (1972-1984), Ali Hassan Mwinyi (1984-1985), Idris Abdulwakil Nombe (1985-1990), Salmin Amour Juma (1990-2000), Amani Abeid Karume, son of the first president (2000-2010) and the Ali Mohamed Shein, who served for two terms from 2010 to 2020. On 24 October 2020 the opposition claimed that the government was interfering in the election by making it more difficult to accredit thousands of opposition electoral observers, whose job is to ensure that the election is fair. Locals line up to cast vote in Zanzibar, Tanzania, Oct.28, 2020. From 27 October, the Tanzania Communication Regulatory Authority (T… Tanzania’s Inspector General of Police (IGP) Simon Sirro has confirmed that 42 people are in police custody in Pemba, the minor island in the archipelago of Zanzibar for engaging in violence and general social disturbance ahead of the general election scheduled for … Zanzibar held huge rallies Sunday ahead of a presidential election, after the opposition raised fears of fraud in the semi-autonomous archipelago that has a history of contested polls. The 2020 national elections … The company also publishes the weekly TheNEWS magazine and Tempo, a tabloid. Lissu claims … The opposition boycotted the re-run, and tensions remain high. He returned to Tanzania in July 2020. CCM's Hussein Mwinyi declared winner of Zanzibar presidential election. MWENYEKITI WA TUME YA UCHAGUZI ZANZIBAR, Mhe. READ MORE: 'Complete fraud': Tanzania opposition rejects results of fraught election Zanzibar tensions In semi-autonomous Zanzibar, which elects its own president and MPs, the streets were quiet and only a few pick-up trucks carrying police circulated after CCM candidate Hussein Ali Mwinyi was declared the local winner. Since 2010, Chadema has been Tanzania’s leading opposition party, at least in mainland Tanzania (CUF has been the largest in Zanzibar), and its presidential candidates, Dr Wilbroad Slaa in 2010 and Edward Lowassa in 2015, achieved vote shares of 27% and 40% respectively. CCM has governed since the Zanzibar Revolution in 1964 (first as the Afro Shirazi Party before merging with the mainland TANU to form CCM in 1977), and has possibly lost every election since the first multiparty election in 1995, but retains the Presidency through corrupting election results. Zanzibar, an Indian Ocean archipelago, is a semi-autonomous state of the East African country of Tanzania and both are due to elect their presidents and lawmakers in Wednesday's election. Post was not sent - check your email addresses!
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