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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.
The politics of Tanzania takes place in a framework of a unitary presidential democratic republic, whereby the President of Tanzania is both head of state and head of government, and of a multi-party system.
Samia Suluhu Hassan ( / sɑːmiɑː / / suluhu / / hɑːssɑːn / // ⓘ, SAH-mee-ah Soo-LOO-hoo HA-San; born 27 January 1960) is a Tanzanian politician who has served as president of Tanzania since 19 March 2021. She is the first woman to serve in the position. She previously served as vice-president of Tanzania from 2015 to 2021, from which ...
The National Assembly of Tanzania (Swahili: Bunge la Tanzania) and the President of Tanzania of the United Republic make up the Parliament of Tanzania. The current Speaker of the National Assembly is Tulia Ackson , who presides over a unicameral assembly of 393 members.
The president of the United Republic of Tanzania (Swahili: Rais wa Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania) is the head of state and head of government of Tanzania. Samia Suluhu Hassan , sworn in on 19 March 2021, is the first female president of the United Republic of Tanzania.
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 ...
Flooding in Tanzania caused by weeks of heavy rain has killed 155 people and affected more than 200,000 others, the prime minister said Thursday. Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa told parliament ...
This article lists political parties in Tanzania. [1] [2] The country operates under a dominant multi-party system with the ruling party being in power since the nation attained its independence in 1961.