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Foreign relations. Zanzibar. Tanzania portal. Other countries. v. t. e. General elections were held in Tanzania on 28 October 2020 to elect the President and members of National Assembly. [1] The presidential election was won by incumbent John Magufuli of the Chama Cha Mapinduzi party.
From independence in 1961 until the mid-1980s, Tanzania was a one-party state, with a socialist model of economic development. Beginning in the mid-1980s, under the administration of President Ali Hassan Mwinyi, Tanzania undertook a number of political and economic reforms. In January and February 1992, the government decided to adopt ...
The Chama Cha Mapinduzi ( CCM; lit. 'Party of the Revolution' in English) is the dominant ruling party in Tanzania and the second longest-ruling party in Africa, only after the True Whig Party of Liberia. [4] [5] It was formed in 1977, following the merger of the Tanganyika African National Union (TANU) and the Afro-Shirazi Party (ASP), which ...
This article lists political parties in Tanzania. The country operates under a dominant multi-party system with the ruling party being in power since the nation attained its independence in 1961. It first governed as the Tanganyika African National Union, before merging with the Afro-Shirazi Party to form the Chama Cha Mapinduzi.
t. e. Elections in Tanzania occur on both the local and national levels. The local government holds elections for street or village chair people. General elections at the national level elect the President and the members of the National Assembly. The president is elected for a five-year term. [1]
Alliance for Change and Transparency. Taifa kwanza! The Alliance for Change and Transparency ( Swahili: Chama cha Wazalendo, lit. 'Party of Patriots'), sometimes known as the ACT–Wazalendo, is the third-largest political party in Tanzania. [7] It received its permanent registration in May 2014.
Chama cha Ukombozi wa Umma (CHAUMMA) is a political party in Tanzania. [1] Hashim Spunda Rungwe, chairman of CHAUMMA since 2014, [2] was the first politician in the party's history to run for president when he stood in the 2015 Tanzanian general election. [3] Many CHAUMMA members were previously aligned with NCCR-Mageuzi, [4] including Rungwe ...
Chadema. The Party for Democracy and Progress ( Swahili: Chama cha Demokrasia na Maendeleo ), commonly known as Chadema, is a centre-right political party in Tanzania. [2] Chadema is the second-largest political party in Tanzania and campaigns on regional autonomous of self-governing states in the country.