Presidential election in Tanzania 2010
The presidential elections in Tanzania 2010 took place on October 31, 2010 and were the 4th free elections in Tanzania since the introduction of the multiparty system in 1992. Observers rated the elections as fundamentally free, peaceful and fair. However, observers from the Commonwealth Secretariat criticized the fact that the long-standing ruling party Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) had a clear advantage due to the fact that party and government structures were largely equated.
Results
The clear winner of the elections was Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete , the candidate of the ruling CCM, who received more than 60% of all votes. The second-placed Willibrod Peter Slaa from the Chama cha Demokrasia na Maendeleo (CHADEMA) did not even receive half as many votes and the third-placed Ibrahim Haruna Lipumba from the Civic United Front (CUF) achieved just over 8%. The remaining candidates remained just above or well below 1% of the votes cast. Nevertheless, the result is remarkable: Compared to the 80% result of the presidential elections in 2005 , Kikwete lost a quarter of the votes and since the transition to the multi-party system, with the exception of the first election in 1995, no presidential candidate from an opposition party has achieved a result comparable to Willibrod Peter Slaas 26% . For his party CHADEMA, which so far had not gotten more than 6%, it is also the greatest electoral success in its history.
The results in detail:
| Candidates | Nominating party | be right | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete | Chama Cha Mapinduzi (Revolutionary Party) | 5 276 827 | 62.8 |
| Willibrod Peter Slaa | Chama cha Demokrasia na Maendeleo (Party for Democracy and Progress) | 2,271,942 | 27.1 |
| Ibrahim Lipumba | Chama Cha Wananchi (Civic United Front) | 695 667 | 8.3 |
| Peter Mziray Kuga | APPT - MAENDELEO (African Progressive Party of Tanzania) | 96 933 | 1.2 |
| Hashim Spunda Rungwe | NCCR-MAGEUZI (National Convention for Construction and Reform - Mageuzi) | 26 388 | 0.3 |
| Yahmi Nassoro Dovutwa | United People's Democratic Party (United People's Democratic Party) | 13 176 | 0.2 |
| Muttamwega Bhatt Mgaywa | Tanzania Labor Party ( Tanzanian Labor Party ) | 17 482 | 0.2 |
| total | 8 398 415 | 100.00 | |
| Source: Adam Carr's Election Archive | |||
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- ↑ thecommonwealth.org, taken on November 11, 2010 ( Memento of the original from December 3, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ english.people.com, taken on 11.11.2010
- ↑ nec.go.tz taken from November 11, 2010
