Constitutional referendum in Zanzibar 2010
The constitutional referendum on Zanzibar 2010 took place on July 31, 2010 and resulted in a good 66% approval for an amendment to the constitution of the state of Zanzibar in the United Republic of Tanzania in East Africa. Zanzibar has its own government, parliament, president and its highest court is not subordinate to the highest court of the Union of Tanzania.
The constitutional amendment legitimized in this way stipulates that there will be two vice-presidents in Zanzibar, the first of whom must always belong to the largest opposition party in parliament. In addition, ministerial offices are now distributed proportionally to the parties according to the number of parliamentary seats won, and the previous post of chief minister is abolished. The sum of these measures creates a much greater division of government power between the two political forces that dominate the island. The following question was put to the persons entitled to vote: "Do you accept the new government structures after the 2010 general election?"
Background and reactions to the result
Since the introduction of the multiparty system in 1992 in Tanzania and thus on Zanzibar, it was always to some bloody clashes on the island between the two large rival parties, the longtime ruling party of Tanzania Chama Cha Mapinduzi and the Muslim -liberale party Civic United Front that their Has strongholds on Zanzibar and the neighboring island of Pemba . Both parties welcomed the widespread support for the constitutional amendment, as did outsiders, including the European Union . The vote was peaceful, and there were no riots feared beforehand.
Result
| option | be right | proportion of |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 186 669 | 66.20% |
| No | 95 324 | 33.80% |
| Eligible voters | 407 669 | 100% |
| Votes cast | 290 670 | 71.30% |
| invalid votes | 8 677 | 2.99% |
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Tanzania: Public Administration ( Memento of November 13, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Archived copy ( Memento from January 5, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) In the original: "Do you accept the new Government structure after the General Election 2010?" Retrieved February 4, 2011
- ↑ http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/tanzania-zanzibar.5sh
- ↑ Archived copy ( memento of January 5, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) accessed on February 4, 2011
