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Tanzania Elections: Zanzibar Vote Annulled After Fight
Elections in Zanzibar have been annulled for not being free and fair, the electoral chief on the Tanzanian archipelago has announced.
Rows between rival electoral commissioners had led to physical fights, Jecha Salum Jecha said.
The opposition says the vote on the islands was cancelled because it won.
The main challenger in the national presidential election, Edward Lowassa, said the problems in Zanzibar could be mirrored across the country.
Earlier, he called for the national electoral commission to stop releasing results, alleging the whole process nationwide had been marred by fraud.
The elections in Tanzania are the most competitive in the country’s history, with four opposition parties forming the Ukawa coalition to challenge the ruling CCM’s 54-year grip on power.
Previous elections have turned violent on semi-autonomous Zanzibar, whose two main islands are Unguja, often referred to as Zanzibar, and Pemba.
Mr Lowassa urged his supporters to remain calm and not to engage in street protests.
BBC
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New Educated Zambia©❤√
October 29, 2015 at 10:01 am
This will be the same in zambia. The pf will not want to accept that things have changed. Rb cried lungu will weep like a woman. Kikikikiki. Vote upnd.
BANTU STAN
October 29, 2015 at 10:45 am
UPND will never form government without us Bemba’s and Ngonis and this is not tribalism but fashion of doing things. You can insult me or not but that’s the reality and the voting pattern of 2015 January will repeat itself and doubled argue or not. Continue issuing no sense every minute and hours.
New Educated Zambia©❤√
October 29, 2015 at 11:10 am
We will meet in 2016 may the best party win.
Ndaje Kahks
October 29, 2015 at 11:45 am
NEZ You & Upnd are already confined to Archives at Livingstone Museum
Denkete
October 29, 2015 at 11:43 am
Opposition winning elections in Africa???? Unless the leader has the vigour like that of our late MCS. Even HH accepted during memorial that Says was a good politician who connected well with people on the grassroot. Tanzanian scenario will replicate in Zed next year. Tanzania is also going through economic problems like Zambia. Loadshedding, water blues, fuel price name it. But pipo have still maintained CCM, ala patali!!!!!
New Educated Zambia©❤√
October 29, 2015 at 12:28 pm
That is tanzania my friend. This is called the republic of zambia. I foresee a situation whereby some of you will be forced to move to tanzania due to pride of not wanting to be ruled by HH just because he does not come from your tribe. Very backwards way of thinking which is very common in the pf camp
CHICCO
October 29, 2015 at 12:07 pm
Ba Denkete l really share your opinion 100%.
Hello Haters
October 29, 2015 at 5:53 pm
You can only share someone’s opinion 100% if you brain has been rendered useless, worthless, redundant, defunct, obsolete ……