Overview
- The electoral commission reported Samia Suluhu Hassan won 97.66% and every constituency, with a brief swearing‑in scheduled for Saturday.
- Chadema, barred from the ballot, called a boycott and now alleges roughly 700–800 deaths, while the UN has confirmed at least ten.
- Security and diplomatic sources cited by AFP also described “hundreds” of deaths, but the government denied excessive force and offered no figures.
- UN human rights officials said security forces used firearms and tear gas as curfews, internet shutdowns, and media restrictions impeded independent checks.
- State television later aired Hassan’s condemnation of violence by demonstrators, as UN chief António Guterres pressed for an impartial investigation.