Oct. 31, 2020; CAIRO — After a pivotal poll marred by violence, opposition arrests and accusations of rigging, Tanzania’s electoral commission said … In the 2015 elections, deemed imperfect but credible by observers, CCM’s, The 2020 Elections and Harassment of the Opposition, Concurrently with the general election, Tanzania’s semi-autonomous archipelago of Zanzibar will also hold regional elections. Ericky Boniphace/Deutsche Welle. image copyright Reuters. Major human rights groups, too, have been forbidden to observe the elections. B ACK IN JANUARY John Magufuli, Tanzania’s president, vowed that elections scheduled for October 28th would be free and fair. The Citizen/The East African (October 1, 2020): Tanzanian electoral body reinstates 67 opposition candidates after appeals, Sophie Neiman, World Politics Review (August 25, 2020): Tundu Lissu Was Shot 16 Times. And broadcasting regulations were changed to require Tanzanian broadcasters to seek authorization before using material produced by foreign media. Now, He’s Fighting for Tanzania’s Presidency, Tanzania presidential hopeful Tundu Lissu returns home after attempt on life, Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window). Share. East African Community Headquarters, Arusha, Tanzania, 16 th October, 2020: The EAC Election Observer Mission is due for deployment in Tanzania, effective Friday 23rd October, 2020. close. Voters will elect a president plus most of the 393 seats in the unicameral National Assembly. Tanzania electoral watch panel, USA State Department, Commonwealth, and European Union were very critical about the elections. Tanzania's President John Magufuli has won re-election with a landslide victory in a poll that the opposition has described as fraudulent. The inspector general of the police, Simon Sirro, did say that 42 people had been arrested and accused of stoning police vehicles carrying ballots. The government rejected reports of deaths and injuries in Zanzibar. About sharing. Marco Longari/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images. Read more: Opinion: Tanzania's 2020 election must reflect the will of the people. Since January, they have suspended at least six media outlets for periods ranging from one week to eleven months, said Muthoki Mumo, the sub-Saharan Africa representative for the Committee to Protect Journalists. “This is the election where any resemblance Tanzania bears to democracy probably ends,” said Dan Paget, a politics lecturer at the University of Aberdeen in Britain who has written extensively about the Tanzanian president, John Magufuli. Population and Registered Voters: Population: 58,552,845 (July 2020 est.) “This is to scare people not to be in groups or to plan any kind of physical confrontation during election.”. Al Jazeera (June 16, 2020): Tanzania’s John Magufuli dissolves Parliament ahead of elections: Dissolution comes days after opposition leader Freeman Mbowe was allegedly beaten in a ‘politically-motivated’ attack. Mr. Lissu, the presidential candidate, has taken to describing this year’s vote as “without doubt the most important and the most consequential general election in our entire history.”, “It’s a do-or-die thing,” he said. It’s unclear how the pandemic might affect the election. Tanzania: Opposition cries foul over attacks on leaders as election looms, Assassination Survivor Bid to Run for President in Tanzania, If the elections aren’t free and fair, Tanzania will be a one-party state, Moldova Presidential Election: November 1, 2020, Cote d’Ivoire Legislative Elections: March 6, 2021. Last modified on Fri 30 Oct 2020 17.54 EDT. Tanzania: Election Tracker 2020. “A very key voice has been removed from conversations about the elections,” Mr. Nyeko said in a phone interview. Chadema , NCCR-Mageuzi , and CUF are some other opposition parties represented in the National Assembly The next general election in Tanzania will be in 2020. “For the sake of peace and justice, let us move toward a world in which all people are at last free to determine their own destiny.” Ronald Reagan, Westminster Address, By continuing to browse the site you are agreeing to our, Tanzania’s socialist Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) party and its predecessors have been in power since 1961. New rules also require that a government minder accompany foreign reporters on assignments — if they are allowed into the country at all. The Tanzanian police have been accused of cracking down on dissent. A major opposition party in Tanzania is accusing police of shooting dead at least nine citizens amid unrest over alleged fraud on the eve of the country's presidential election. Thu 29 Oct 2020 06.51 EDT. final observation report on the general elections held in tanzania on october 28, 2020 Tanzania identifies itself as a democracy. Oct. 31, 2020; CAIRO — After a pivotal poll marred by violence, opposition arrests and accusations of rigging, Tanzania’s electoral commission said … Authorities annulled the results of the 2015 elections in Zanzibar after results indicated a possible opposition victory. China and Tanzania inked a deal in 2013 to build a $10 billion port, but the project has hit a snag and is currently stalled. 29 October 2020. Zitto Kabwe is a Member of Parliament in Tanzania and leader of the Alliance for Change and Transparency (ACT), the largest party on Zanzibar and the second largest opposition party on the mainland. Fri 30 Oct 2020 16.51 EDT. Its tradition of competitive political contest and inclusion, built since the restoration of multipartyism 25 years ago, has recently suffered severe setbacks because of shrinking civic space and low tolerance for political plurality. E. Boniphace/Deutsche Welle. The mood in Zanzibar remained tense, eyewitnesses said, with shops closed and the police engaging protesters in some neighborhoods. The 60-year-old president has declared Tanzania coronavirus-free, claiming the power of prayer helped purge the virus from the East African nation. Tanzania is due to hold presidential and legislative elections on October 25, 2020. Virus or not, Tanzanians, unmasked and standing shoulder to shoulder, came out to cast their ballots in great numbers. Authorities annulled the results of the 2015 elections in Zanzibar after results indicated a possible opposition victory. Elected on an anti-corruption platform, Mr. Magufuli, popularly known as “the Bulldozer,” has been lauded for his efforts to strengthen the economy, cut wasteful public spending and revive infrastructure projects. However, he has since returned to CCM along with other opposition figures who have been bribed or bullied into crossing the aisle and joining the ruling party. Is Tanzania a signatory to CEDAW: Yes (17 July 1980) Chrispin Mwakideu, DW (June 10, 2020): Tanzania: Opposition cries foul over attacks on leaders as election looms, Fumbuka Ng’Wanakilala, Bloomberg (June 8, 2020): Assassination Survivor Bid to Run for President in Tanzania, Zitto Kabwe, African Arguments (February 3, 2020): If the elections aren’t free and fair, Tanzania will be a one-party state. EAC to deploy Election Observer Mission in the United Republic of Tanzania Posted in Press Release. More on our approach here. Share page. There are 15 total candidates in this election. disruption to social media and messaging platforms. On October 27 and 28, Tanzanians went to the polls to elect local councillors, legislators and the President. International observers said that the elections lacked credibility. Past Zanzibar elections have been surrounded by violence, and analysts fear that the upcoming polls could be among the most violent yet. There are 15 total candidates in this election. Voters will elect a president plus most of the 393 seats in the unicameral National Assembly. “If this continues, mass democratic action will be the only option to protect the integrity of the election,” he wrote on Twitter. He won 40 percent of the vote. The Tanzanian president is nicknamed “the Bulldozer,” and he has brooked little dissent as he seeks a second term. 1 November 2020. COVID-19 and the Media A government spokesman did not immediately respond to requests for comment. On Tuesday, in the semiautonomous archipelago of Zanzibar, one opposition candidate for president was arrested, and on the Tanzanian mainland, the chairman of another opposition party said armed men had attacked his hotel. News organizations have also been silenced. Tanzanian President John Magufuli’s government has built up a formidable arsenal of laws to stifle all forms of dissent and effectively clamp down on the rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly ahead of elections on 28 October, Amnesty International said as they launched the report Lawfare – Repression by Law Ahead of Tanzania’s General Elections today. Africa In Fact (Johannesburg) Freeman Mbowe, the chairman of Chadema, said his life was in danger after armed men raided his hotel and abducted two of his security guards in the Hai district in the northern region of Kilimanjaro. Rights groups say the authorities have used stringent legislation, prosecution and arbitrary shutdowns of media outlets to subdue independent coverage of the elections. Is Tanzania a signatory to CEDAW: Yes (17 July 1980) He lost to Magufuli in elections marred by violence and widespread allegations of vote-rigging. Many believe that should Mr. Magufuli be re-elected, the government may become even more regressive, enacting political and constitutional changes that could include the lifting of term limits and further restrictions on civil freedoms. On Tuesday, as early voting kicked off in Zanzibar, Seif Sharif Hamad, the presidential candidate on the island for the opposition Alliance for Change and Transparency party, was arrested. This came just hours after his party reported that police officers had killed 10 people and injured 50 others in Zanzibar on Tuesday after, it said, citizens saw the army delivering marked ballots. And the country will lose. The government has cracked down on political dissent, muzzled media and rights groups and passed legislation reinforcing the party’s hold on power. Tanzania recently passed the Online Content Regulations 2020 that make it an offence for Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp users to post messages which “ridicule, abuse or harm the reputation, prestige or status of the United Republic of Tanzania” ahead of the election. The government has amended its online content regulations to expand the range of prohibited content. Chadema deputy chair Tundu Lissu has announced he is running for president against Magufuli, who is running for re-election. The government has not, after all, made it easy for those seeking change. Now, He’s Fighting for Tanzania’s Presidency, BBC (July 27, 2020): Tanzania presidential hopeful Tundu Lissu returns home after attempt on life. The full list can be found on the NEC website. #TANZANIA #ELECTIONS2020 This stream is created with #PRISMLiveStudio Many journalists from outside news organizations, including The New York Times, were not able to obtain accreditation to cover this week’s elections. Tanzanians watch President John Pombe Magufuli give a speech on a mobile phone. FILE - In this Saturday, July 11, 2020 file photo, President John Magufuli speaks at the national congress of his ruling Chama cha Mapinduzi (CCM) party in Dodoma, Tanzania. In 2012, energy companies discovered natural gas reserves off Tanzania’s coast, but exports have not yet begun. Tanzania’s president, John Magufuli, has won re-election, ... Opposition leaders allege fraud in Tanzanian elections. In the November 2019 local elections – which the opposition boycotted because many of their candidates were disqualified, harassed, threatened, or physically attacked – CCM won 99 percent of the seats. As elections got underway on Wednesday, Mr. Lissu, the candidate of the opposition party Chadema, said his agents were denied access to polling stations and alleged that stuffed ballots were found in the port city of Dar es Salaam. They will choose a president, lawmakers and local councilors. Furthermore, none of the individuals or organizations referenced have reviewed 21votes’ content, and their inclusion should not be taken to imply that they endorse us in any way. In the same vein, the leader and seven other officials of the Alliance for Change and Transparency (ACT), a smaller opposition party, were arrested in June. Boris Johnson receives a shot of AstraZeneca’s vaccine, which many European countries have resumed using. 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, which has dominated Tanzanian politics under one name or another since independence in 1961. The full list can be found on the NEC website. NDI is a 501(c)(3) organization Share. A staggering loss for Chadema. Tanzania is due to hold presidential and legislative elections on October 25, 2020. The ruling party CCM presidential candidate Dr. John Magufuli casts his vote at Chamwino in Dodoma Wednesday. The opposition leader Tundu Lissu returned to Tanzania after three years in exile to challenge the president. The mood in Zanzibar remained tense, eyewitnesses said, with shops closed and the police engaging protesters in some neighborhoods. Additionally, the semi-autonomous archipelago of Zanzibar will hold elections to choose its president, most of the 88 members of its unicameral House of Representatives, and local councillors. The opposition boycotted the re-run, and tensions remain high. The United Nations secretary general, António Guterres, called on Tanzanian political leaders and their supporters to “refrain from violence,” and the head of the African Union, Moussa Faki Mahamat, urged the authorities to “ensure a conducive environment to enable citizens to cast their votes in a safe and peaceful manner.”. President John Magufuli speaking to supporters Tuesday in Dodoma, Tanzania. Copy link. The top diplomats from the United Kingdom and the United States in Tanzania on Tuesday voiced their concerns about violence in Zanzibar and called for restraint. The government also revoked the license of the newspaper Tanzania Daima, owned by Freeman Mbowe’s family, in June, the latest in a series of suspensions of media outlets. A voter casts her ballot at Wazo Hill polling station in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, on October 28. Tanzania elections: At-a-glance summary Wednesday October 28 2020 Tanzania's President and Chama Cha Mapinduzi flagbearer John Magufuli (left) and former MP and presidential candidate for main opposition party Chadema Tundu Lissu. The populist Magufuli, who made his name in part by targeting corruption, now seeks a second five-year term in one of Africa's … The main opposition center-right Chadema, whose leader Freeman Mbowe recently spent nearly five months in prison on charges of sedition, currently holds 62 out of 384 seats in the unicameral National Assembly. A voter casts his ballot during presidential and parliamentary elections at the Ukombozi primary school in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Oct. 28, 2020. Zitto Kabwe is a Member of Parliament in Tanzania and leader of the Alliance for Change and Transparency (ACT), the largest party on Zanzibar and the second largest opposition party on the mainland. Population and Registered Voters: Population: 58,552,845 (July 2020 est.) FBI looking for 10 suspects in new Capitol riot videos showing attacks on officers When it is all over, few doubt that Mr. Magufuli will emerge the winner. Registered Voters: 29188347 (2020 est.) But his administration has also been accused of stepping up repression. More than 29 million people are registered to vote at more than 80,000 polling stations in mainland Tanzania and in Zanzibar. Tanzania's President John Magufuli addresses his supporters during his presidential campaign rally at the Tanganyika Parkers Grounds in Kawe in Dar es Salaam, Oct. 14, 2020. Mr. Magufuli’s supporters say his record speaks for itself. Story by Reuters. — Tanzania Elections Watch (@WatchTanzania) October 29, 2020 “Across the country, our polling agents were not allowed into 57 900 polling stations across the country, roughly 75% of our polling agents were not allowed into into polling stations. Gender Data: Female Population: 29,326,051 (July 2020 est.) Days earlier, the authorities instructed telecommunication companies to restrict bulk messaging and voice services amid reports suggesting that cellphone users couldn’t send messages featuring names of opposition candidates. 23 October 2020. Lissu returned to Tanzania to challenge Magufuli in the Oct. 2020 elections. ... “It was not an election, and the people of Tanzania will pay the price. He has an odd way of ensuring it. 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, which has dominated Tanzanian … 29 October 2020. Tanzania also has mineral wealth. “It’s a make- or-break election.”, As Tanzania Votes, Many See Democracy Itself on the Ballot. Tanzania is due to hold presidential and legislative elections on October 25, 2020. his agents were denied access to polling stations. Europe lifts suspensions of the AstraZeneca vaccine as a new wave of infections results in lockdowns. It was at once answered by Tanzania government. ... As well as taking part in the Tanzanian elections, voters … Additionally, the semi-autonomous archipelago of Zanzibar will hold elections to choose its president, most of the 88 members of its unicameral House of Representatives, and local councillors. Oct 22nd 2020. National Democratic Institute 455 Massachusetts Ave, NW, 8th Floor Washington, DC 20001-2621 Phone: 202-728-5500 Fax: 888-875-2887. He lost to Magufuli in elections marred by violence and widespread allegations of vote-rigging. This includes the Legal and Human Rights Center, which coordinates a coalition of nongovernmental organizations that have historically monitored the country’s polls, said Oryem Nyeko, Africa researcher at Human Rights Watch. Copy link. On 10 November 2020, OHCHR published a declaration on the electoral process and its consequences. For one thing, Mr. Magufuli will hear none of it. Share page. Tanzania: Election 2020 - Nearly Half of Registered Voters Stayed Away. Tanzanian journalists are “operating in an environment of deep fear amid regulatory aggression,” Ms. Mumo said. ... As well as taking part in the Tanzanian elections, voters on … NOW PLAYING: Election 2020 Tanzania swears in its first woman president Associated Press. Last modified on Thu 29 Oct 2020 13.52 EDT. US cites 'credible allegations' of fraud in Tanzania election. REUTERS/Stringer “It is getting harder. Tanzanian army personal vote in Dodoma during Tanzania election Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2020. Zitto, a German-trained economist, is expected to stand as a presidential candidate in Tanzania's October 2020 elections. In the 2015 elections, deemed imperfect but credible by observers, CCM’s John Magufuli won the presidency, and has subsequently launched a crackdown on the opposition, media, civil society, and the private sector. close. The opposition does plan to contest the 2020 elections. 21votes does not necessarily agree with all of the opinions expressed in the linked articles; rather, our goal is to curate a wide range of voices. A street in Stone Town, Zanzibar on Tuesday. The opposition boycotted the re-run, and. The Economist notes, “Today Tanzania is on the descent from patchy democracy towards slapdash dictatorship.” While the country has historically been a beacon of stability, the next elections could cause an eruption of protest and chaos if they are not seen as free and fair. Gender Data: Female Population: 29,326,051 (July 2020 est.) Authorities in Tanzania killed at least four people and carried out other serious abuses that marred the national elections in late October and early November 2020, Human Rights Watch … Opposition groups say that the authorities have targeted them, leveling accusations that they organized unauthorized meetings and disqualifying dozens of their parliamentary candidates. Registered Voters: 29188347 (2020 est.) The Citizen/The East African (October 1, 2020): Tanzanian electoral body reinstates 67 opposition candidates after appeals. Tanzania has a dominant-party system with Chama Cha Mapinduzi in power (Status 2020). Tanzania's main opposition presidential candidate Tundu Lissu, speaks during a Reuters interview in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania October 7, 2020. Tanzanian Elections 2020 – Return of the One-Party State. ... 2020 . If that pays off with more seats in Parliament, he said, it will be “a lonely point of solace in what has otherwise been a five-year authoritarian winter.”. The authorities have also thrown up obstacles to opposition figures who tried to campaign or obtain accreditation for poll watchers. 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. Tanzania’s socialist Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) party and its predecessors have been in power since 1961. Sophie Neiman, World Politics Review (August 25, 2020): Tundu Lissu Was Shot 16 Times. Concurrently with the general election, Tanzania’s semi-autonomous archipelago of Zanzibar will also hold regional elections. There are 15 presidential candidates, with Mr. Magufuli facing off against a veteran opposition leader, Tundu Lissu, and a former foreign minister, Bernard Membe. A voter casts her ballot at Wazo Hill polling station in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, on October 28. Keywords Tanzania election 2020, John Magufuli, Africa, internet freedom, internet censorship, internet access, Tundu Lissu, social media, Twitter Send us your feedback. A staggering loss for Chadema. Lissu himself subsequently faced an assassination attempt in 2017, and lived in exile in Belgium from that point until July 2020, when he returned to Tanzania. But even as he solidifies his grip, Mr. Magufuli faces a spirited opposition that has defied all odds to build a wide grass-roots campaign, Dr. Paget, the University of Aberdeen lecturer, said in an email. Mr. Magufuli has also helped lift Tanzania’s economy from low-income to lower-middle income status, according to the World Bank. An orator with a flair for the dramatic, Mr. Magufuli has garnered support among ordinary voters for standing up to big corporations and for his surprise visits to villages and towns to help resolve complaints on the spot. Oct. 28, 2020. In the lead up to 28 October 2020, Tanzania’s Election Day, I am frequently asked two questions: Will this be a free and fair election and will the people of Tanzania reject forged results. The results are expected within a week. Supporters of the Tanzanian ruling party Chama Cha Mapinduzi at the Kibanda Maiti Stadium in the outskirts of Stone Town, Zanzibar. The port, which also has backing from Oman, could potentially transform Tanzania’s economy within 10 years. “Police officers are throwing tear gas,” said Omary Mdogwa, a 32-year-old businessman. Print Print this page Tanzania elections 2020: John Magufuli in bitter race against Tundu Lissu By Anne-Marie Bissada, Nicholas Norbrook Posted on Wednesday, 28 October 2020 10:58, updated on Thursday, 29 October 2020 16:56 People queue to vote in Tanzania's election on October 28, 2020. NAIROBI, Kenya — With opposition figures harassed and arrested, news coverage severely restricted and social media mysteriously slowing down, many have come to two predictions about Tanzania’s election on Wednesday: The president will win. Voters will elect a president plus most of the 393 seats in the unicameral National Assembly. Tanzania's President John Magufuli addresses his supporters during his presidential campaign rally at the Tanganyika Parkers Grounds in Kawe in Dar es Salaam, Oct. 14, 2020. White House Easter Egg Roll is canceled again because of the pandemic. ... October 30, 2020 . (AP Photo) Zitto, a German-trained economist, is expected to stand as a presidential candidate in Tanzania's October 2020 elections. Tanzania’s John Magufuli dissolves Parliament ahead of elections: Dissolution comes days after opposition leader Freeman Mbowe was allegedly beaten in a ‘politically-motivated’ attack. Lissu returned to Tanzania to challenge Magufuli in the Oct. 2020 elections. UP NEXT. Their presidential candidate in 2015 – in coalition with other opposition parties – was Edward Lowassa. “It is difficult to imagine that the Tanzanian press, so systematically assaulted by the state, can cover the elections independently and safely.”. A day after Lissu announced his candidacy, Chadema leader Mbowe was violently attacked and left with a broken leg. Across Tanzania, internet users on Wednesday reported reduced bandwidth and disruption to social media and messaging platforms, including Twitter and WhatsApp. His administration is overseeing plans to build a much-anticipated hydropower dam, open a modern railway and revive the country’s national airline.
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