Tanzanian general election, 2010
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Presidential and parliamentary elections were held in Tanzania
on 31 October 2010. President Jakaya Kikwete
of the Chama Cha Mapinduzi
ran for his second term, with Willibrod Slaa of the Chama cha Demokrasia na Maendeleo
as the main opposition contender.
The swearing-in ceremony for president took place on 6 November 2010 at the National Stadium, Dar-es-Salaam.
A referendum
was held in Zanzibar on 31 July 2010 on establishing a national unity government in Zanzibar after the election.
Kikwete won a second term as president with 61.17% of the vote, followed by Slaa with 26.34% and Lipumba with 8.06%. He was sworn in to another term on 6 November 2010.
Tanzania
The United Republic of Tanzania is a country in East Africa bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north, Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, and Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique to the south. The country's eastern borders lie on the Indian Ocean.Tanzania is a state...
on 31 October 2010. President Jakaya Kikwete
Jakaya Kikwete
Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete is the 4th and current President of the United Republic of Tanzania. Kikwete was born in Msoga, Bagamoyo District, Tanganyika in present day Tanzania...
of 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...
ran for his second term, with Willibrod Slaa of the Chama cha Demokrasia na Maendeleo
Chama cha Demokrasia na Maendeleo
Chadema is a conservative political party in Tanzania that campaigns largely on an anti-corruption platform. The name is short for Chama cha Demokrasia na Maendeleo, Swahili for Party for Democracy and Progress.-History:...
as the main opposition contender.
The swearing-in ceremony for president took place on 6 November 2010 at the National Stadium, Dar-es-Salaam.
A referendum
Zanzibari government of national unity referendum, 2010
A referendum on establishing a national unity government after the Tanzanian October 2010 elections was held in Zanzibar on 31 July 2010. The proposal was approved, and the losing party in the elections will now be allowed to nominate the first vice-president.-Results:...
was held in Zanzibar on 31 July 2010 on establishing a national unity government in Zanzibar after the election.
Kikwete won a second term as president with 61.17% of the vote, followed by Slaa with 26.34% and Lipumba with 8.06%. He was sworn in to another term on 6 November 2010.
See also
- Salum Khalfani Bar'wan, a member of the Civic United Front elected from the Lindi Urban constituency; the first person with albinismAlbinismAlbinism is a congenital disorder characterized by the complete or partial absence of pigment in the skin, hair and eyes due to absence or defect of an enzyme involved in the production of melanin...
elected to the National Assembly of Tanzania.