Overview
- State television said President Samia Suluhu Hassan would be sworn in at State House in Dodoma without public attendance after the electoral commission certified roughly 98 percent for her.
- The main opposition party, Chadema, which was barred from the vote, rejected the result as a sham and called for fresh elections.
- A near-total internet blackout, curfew and lockdown remain in effect, with police checkpoints reported and shops allowed limited opening hours.
- Opposition figures cite around 700–800 deaths and a diplomatic source reported credible counts in the hundreds, perhaps more, though no toll has been independently verified and the government denies excessive force.
- UN chief Antonio Guterres voiced concern, a Kenyan rights group shared unverified footage of bodies, AFP observed masked armed men without insignia in Zanzibar, and rights groups describe an intensified pre‑election crackdown including arrests and abductions.