Zanzibar Election Results 2020

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 election results 2020. Authorities annulled the results of the 2015 elections in zanzibar after results indicated a possible opposition victory. But that is not the case. The race for the 2020 general election officially kicked off in zanzibar yesterday.

Opposition seif sharif hamad will be running for a 6th time for the presidency of zanzibar however under the alliance for change and transparency. Dozens injured monday when security forces fired tear gas and bullets at crowds in the semiautonomous region of zanzibar. Zanzibar s election body director thabit idarous faina said.

Dr hussein mwinyi won the nomination against 31 candidates at the ccm party congress held on july 20 2020. The presidential election was won by incumbent john magufuli of the chama cha mapinduzi party. If there were a level playing field there s every reason to believe the election would be highly competitive.

Tanzania s general election taking place on 28 october has some unusual features. And it takes place in the. General elections were held in tanzania on 28 october 2020 to elect the president and national assembly.

Opposition leader seif sharif. Of the actual election results or an effort to suppress the votes of. It may well be the first election of the 21st century in a supposedly democratic country to be taking place without any credible opinion polls.

Zanzibar elections concurrently with the general election tanzania s semi autonomous archipelago of zanzibar will also hold regional elections. 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. It means the figures once confirmed by the commission remain final.