Elections in Tanzania
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Elections in Tanzania gives information on election
and election results in Tanzania
.
Tanzania elects on national level a head of state
- the president
- and a legislature
. The president is elected for a five year term by the people. The National Assembly
or Bunge has 323 members, 232 members elected for a five year term in single-seat constituencies, 75 seats are allocated to women who are elected by the political parties that are represented in the National Assembly, 5 seats are allocated to members of the Zanzibar
House of Representatives, 1 seat is reserved for the Attorney-General and up to 10 seats are given to members appointed by the President.
Tanzania is a one party dominant state with the Chama Cha Mapinduzi
in power. Opposition
parties
are allowed, but are widely considered to have no real chance of gaining power.
Election
An election is a formal decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual to hold public office. Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative democracy operates since the 17th century. Elections may fill offices in the legislature, sometimes in the...
and election results in Tanzania
Politics of Tanzania
Politics of Tanzania takes place in a framework of a unitary presidential democratic republic, whereby the President of Tanzania is both head of state and head of government, and of a multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in both the...
.
Tanzania elects on national level a head of state
Head of State
A head of state is the individual that serves as the chief public representative of a monarchy, republic, federation, commonwealth or other kind of state. His or her role generally includes legitimizing the state and exercising the political powers, functions, and duties granted to the head of...
- the president
President
A president is a leader of an organization, company, trade union, university, or country.Etymologically, a president is one who presides, who sits in leadership...
- and a legislature
Legislature
A legislature is a kind of deliberative assembly with the power to pass, amend, and repeal laws. The law created by a legislature is called legislation or statutory law. In addition to enacting laws, legislatures usually have exclusive authority to raise or lower taxes and adopt the budget and...
. The president is elected for a five year term by the people. The National Assembly
National Assembly of Tanzania
The National Assembly of Tanzania and the President of the United Republic make up the Parliament of Tanzania. The current Speaker of the National Assembly is Hon. Anna Makinda, who presides over an assembly of 357 members.- History :...
or Bunge has 323 members, 232 members elected for a five year term in single-seat constituencies, 75 seats are allocated to women who are elected by the political parties that are represented in the National Assembly, 5 seats are allocated to members of the Zanzibar
Zanzibar
Zanzibar ,Persian: زنگبار, from suffix bār: "coast" and Zangi: "bruin" ; is a semi-autonomous part of Tanzania, in East Africa. It comprises the Zanzibar Archipelago in the Indian Ocean, off the coast of the mainland, and consists of numerous small islands and two large ones: Unguja , and Pemba...
House of Representatives, 1 seat is reserved for the Attorney-General and up to 10 seats are given to members appointed by the President.
Tanzania is a one party dominant state with the Chama Cha Mapinduzi
Chama Cha Mapinduzi
The Chama cha Mapinduzi is the ruling political party of Tanzania.- History :The party was created February 5, 1977, under the leadership of Julius Nyerere as the merger of the Tanganyika African National Union , the then ruling party in Tanganyika, and the Afro-Shirazi Party , the then ruling...
in power. Opposition
Opposition (politics)
In politics, the opposition comprises one or more political parties or other organized groups that are opposed to the government , party or group in political control of a city, region, state or country...
parties
Political Parties
Political Parties: A Sociological Study of the Oligarchical Tendencies of Modern Democracy is a book by sociologist Robert Michels, published in 1911 , and first introducing the concept of iron law of oligarchy...
are allowed, but are widely considered to have no real chance of gaining power.