Overview
- The national electoral commission named President Samia Suluhu Hassan the winner with nearly 98% of the vote.
- Street protests persisted in major cities including Dar es Salaam, where witnesses described a march toward parliament and heavy security deployments.
- Casualty counts diverge sharply, with the UN confirming at least ten deaths, Chadema alleging about 700, and AFP and the BBC citing sources pointing to several hundred.
- Foreign Minister Mahmoud Thabit Kombo rejected claims of excessive force and said the government has no death figures, while the UN reported the use of firearms and tear gas by security forces.
- Independent verification remains limited due to an internet shutdown and restricted access for foreign journalists, and the ballot excluded the main opposition party Chadema whose leader Tundu Lissu was arrested in April on treason charges.