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Presidential elections to usher change in Haiti, Ivory Coast and Tanzania
In 2010, Ouattara defeated incumbent Laurent Gbagbo who refused to concede, sparking the worst disturbances the country had experienced since independence.
Tanzania:
Tanzanians turned out in large numbers Sunday to vote in general elections in which the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) party, a dominant force for decades, faces a strong challenge from a united opposition.
Many analysts believe the presidential race is too close to predict. The ruling party’s candidate, Works Minister John Magufuli, is battling former Prime Minister Edward Lowassa, who defected to the opposition earlier this year after being rejected as the ruling party’s candidate.
Lowassa, 62, was prime minister in outgoing President Jakaya Kikwete’s government from 2005 to 2008, but was forced to resign by a corruption scandal.
Magufuli, 55, is widely seen as a corruption-free, effective public servant who could improve the ruling party’s image in the eyes of ordinary people fed up with state graft.
Voters Sunday also chose lawmakers for the country’s parliament and local officials.
Source: Associated Press
