Tanzania elections: Campaigns intensify ahead of Oct. 25 vote

Campaigning – which began on August 22 and will close a day before voting on October 24.

The ruling CCM party has dominated politics in Tanzania, and currently has two-thirds of seats in parliament. But it has been weakened by internal splits and a string of graft scandals, and recently suffered defections of high-profile members – including ex-prime minister Frederick Sumaye and former home affairs minister Lawrence Masha – to the opposition coalition.

Other parties in the opposition coalition are NCCR-Mageuzi, National League for Democracy(NLD) and Civic United Front (CUF).

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