Democracies are strengthened not by the comfort of uncontested victories but by the fire of real opposition.
In our briefing today: CCM Begins the 2025 Campaign with ‘The President of Hard Times’ Narrative;
ACT Wazalendo Presidential Candidate: Tanzania Govt Has Five Days to Defend Disqualification ;
ZEC Releases Schedule for Collecting Presidential Nomination Forms for 2025 Zanzibar General Election.
Analysts see the narrative as an effort to build voter empathy for CCM candidate amid criticism from opposition parties.
The case follows the party’s petition against INEC’s disqualification of its presidential candidate, Luhaga Mpina, which it termed unconstitutional and illegal.
Haitusaidii wananchi kuchukua hatua zinazoweza kuwaongezea nguvu wakandamizaji wetu pale nguvu hizo zinapotumika dhidi ya watu wa tabaka letu.
ACT Wazalendo accuses INEC of violating democratic principles, constitutional rights, and electoral integrity through arbitrary administrative actions.
Presented with identical complaints from both an opposition and a ruling party member, the Registrar’s Office was tested on its impartiality—a test many believe it failed.
In our briefing today:
Tanzania’s Registrar of Political Parties Nullifies ACT Wazalendo’s Presidential Nominee Luhaga Mpina;
CHADEMA: No Reforms, No Election is a Fight for Fairness, Not a Boycott;
Instagram Emerges as Tanzania’s New Political Battleground Amid X Shutdown?
The Registrar acted on a complaint filed by ACT Wazalendo’s member Monalisa Ndala on August 22, 2025, alleging procedural violations in Mpina’s nomination.
Othman Masoud Othman accuses the international community of indifference, arguing that its inaction emboldens Tanzania’s ruling CCM party to act with impunity.
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