US EditionTanzania's President Hassan takes office after deadly election violence
Samia Suluhu Hassan secured nearly 98% of the vote in an election marked by opposition bans, violence, and credible reports of hundreds of deaths, according to the opposition.
- On Monday, President Samia Suluhu Hassan was sworn in for a second term at a military parade ground within the State House in Dodoma under heavy security in a closed ceremony broadcast by state-run TBC and attended by presidents of Mozambique, Zambia, Burundi and Somalia.
- Authorities had barred key opposition figures, including Chadema leader Tundu Lissu, leaving Hassan to face minor rivals as the Oct. 29 election ignited nationwide protests quelled by the military.
- The electoral commission reported Hassan won with 31.9 million votes from 37.7 million registered voters and 97.66 percent, while casualty figures remain contested between U.N. human rights office reports of at least 10 deaths and Chadema's claims of up to 800, amid a nationwide internet blackout.
- Regional leaders attended the ceremony while Kenya's President William Ruto urged peace and the Namanga border crossing closed amid violence, with heavy deployments keeping shops shuttered and civil servants at home.
- Ms. Hassan's earlier reformer image has been questioned after human rights groups accused her government of abductions and CCM's tightening grip provoked massive protests this year.
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A week after the holding of controversial elections, Tanzania lives in chaos and maximum tension after Samia Suluhu Hassan (65 years old) has become the country’s first elected president with 97% of the votes. These figures are the ironic and fictional show of support discussed in the streets and guaranteed through fear, state violence and coercion, a cocktail that has exploded this week. The main opposition party, Chadema, has accused the gover…
Tanzania: President sworn in after reported killing of hundreds of protesters
The Tanzanian president Samia Suluhu Hassan has been sworn in for another term – after a disputed election which saw two main rivals barred from running. Election monitors from southern Africa say that “voters could not express their democratic will” because of the restrictions on the opposition and apparent ballot stuffing. The opposition says hundreds of people were killed in protests across the country – while an internet blackout has only ju…
She had come to power as vice president and wanted to legitimize her position, but her controversial election was overshadowed by violence. Will Tanzania's president continue the authoritarian legacy of her predecessor?
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