Election triggered days of violent protests after essential rivals have been excluded from presidential race.
Printed On 1 Nov 2025
Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan has been declared the winner of the nation’s disputed presidential election with practically 98 p.c of the vote, after main rivals have been excluded from the race.
The ultimate outcome introduced by the electoral fee on Saturday confirmed Hassan had gained 97.66 p.c of Wednesday’s vote, dominating each constituency.
State media mentioned a swearing-in ceremony would happen afterward Saturday.
The election for president and parliament set off days of violent protests as demonstrators took to the streets of main cities to protest in opposition to the barring or prevention of Hassan’s essential rivals from operating and what they described as widespread repression.
Regardless of a heavy safety presence, election day descended into chaos, with some demonstrators tearing down banners of Hassan and setting fireplace to authorities buildings, and police firing tear gasoline and gunshots, in line with experiences quoting witnesses.
Chadema, the principle opposition pressure which was barred from collaborating within the election, instructed the AFP information company on Friday that “about 700” individuals had been killed, primarily based on figures gathered from a community checking hospitals and well being clinics.
In the meantime, the UN human rights workplace mentioned credible experiences indicated at the least 10 individuals have been killed in three cities.
International Minister Mahmoud Thabit Kombo told Al Jazeera on Friday that the authorities have acted appropriately and the election was performed pretty.
“No extreme pressure has been used,” he instructed Al Jazeera, saying the federal government has “no official figures” on any protesters killed. “I’ve not seen these 700 wherever.”
UN chief ‘deeply involved’
Hassan, who in 2021 was elevated from vp on the sudden demise of her predecessor, John Magufuli, confronted 16 candidates from smaller events.
Chadema chief Tundu Lissu has been jailed for months, charged with treason after he referred to as for electoral reforms that he mentioned have been a prerequisite free of charge and truthful elections. He denies the costs. One other opposition determine, Luhaga Mpina of the ACT-Wazalendo group, was barred from operating.
Rights teams allege Hassan oversaw a “wave of terror” within the nation earlier than the vote, together with a string of high-profile abductions that escalated within the remaining days. The federal government has rejected criticisms of its human rights document.
Hassan has not made any public assertion because the unrest started.
United Nations chief Antonio Guterres is “deeply involved” in regards to the scenario in Tanzania, “together with experiences of deaths and accidents throughout the demonstrations”, his spokesman mentioned in a press release.
