“Today is the last day of campaigning before Tanzania and Zanzibar go to the polls to elect a new Government. Elections in Zanzibar are extremely close-fought events, though you wouldn’t guess it to look at the results over the last forty years. The ruling party, CCM (Chama Cha Mapinduzi, The Party of the Revolution in Swahili), has held power ever since independence,” reports Ranil Dissanayake. [1]
Tanzania: Vote, don't wage war
· Written by Ndesanjo Macha
Categories: Sub-Saharan Africa, Tanzania, Elections, Politics