
Tanzania’s CCM Wins Big in Local Govt Elections That Opposition Parties Dismissed as a ‘Sham’
The country’s ruling party won by 99 per cent in all street, village and sub-village elections held on November 27.

The country’s ruling party won by 99 per cent in all street, village and sub-village elections held on November 27.

Also, voters reported experiencing inconvenience with locating their names at polling stations as authorities didn’t properly arrange the names in terms of sex or alphabetically.

Police play a key but controversial role in Tanzania’s democratic processes, including elections, and this local government election was no exception.

Maelekezo haya ya Mchengerwa yanakuja ikiwa kumekuwepo na malalamiko ya vyama vya upinzani nchini vikiongozwa na CHADEMA na ACT Wazalendo.

The statement from CCM follows complaints from various opposition parties, particularly CHADEMA and ACT-Wazalendo, about thousands of their candidates being disqualified.

Opposition parties CHADEMA and ACT-Wazalendo have already complained that authorities across the country have “baselessly” disqualified thousands of their candidates for the November 27 local government elections, a precursor of what’s to come in 2025.

By engaging actively in the democratic process, we can influence the direction of our countries and create a society where every voice matters.

While the 2019 elections saw our country sliding towards a single-party era, the 2024 civic elections must signal a return to democracy.

Kuna uhusiano mkubwa kati ya afya ya akili na afya ya mwili, haki za binadamu, maendeleo ya kiuchumi na maendeleo ya jamii, hali inayotulazimisha, kama taifa, kuboresha huduma kukabiliana na matatizo ya afya ya akili.

The election, scheduled for November 27, 2024, is overseen by the Ministry of State, President’s Office, Regional Administration, and Local Government (PO-RALG)
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