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Tanzania Votes With CCM Poised to Extend Rule as Zanzibar Race Turns Tense

Opposition disqualifications paired with repression leave the mainland race largely uncontested.

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A child holds a flag for Tanzania's ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi party during a campaign rally in Arusha, Tanzania, Oct. 11, 2025. (AP Photo)
Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan dance during a campaign rally ahead of the general elections in Iringa, Tanzania, Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025. (AP Photo)

Overview

  • Polls open on October 29 with President Samia Suluhu Hassan widely expected to win after Chadema was disqualified and ACT‑Wazalendo’s Luhaga Mpina was barred.
  • Chadema leader Tundu Lissu is on trial for treason linked to his "No Reforms, No Election" campaign, while his party urges boycotts and protests.
  • Rights groups report abductions, arbitrary arrests, disappearances and killings, and foreign journalists face broad restrictions on covering the mainland vote.
  • In Zanzibar, ACT‑Wazalendo’s Othman Masoud challenges CCM’s Hussein Ali Mwinyi in a volatile contest featuring disputes over early voting lists and a heavy security presence.
  • Authorities tighten the online space with X restricted, JamiiForums suspended and police "online patrols," while officials deny a crackdown as activists press for election‑day demonstrations.