Africa & Middle East · reference
🇹🇿 Tanzania
Presidential republic under dominant-party rule
SystemPresidential republic under dominant-party rule
Head of statePresident Samia Suluhu Hassan (CCM)
LegislatureNational Assembly · 403 seats
ElectionsElections are held but the two main opposition parties were barred from the 2025 vote, which foreign observers called fraudulent
Last election2025-10-29 · general election, re-electing Samia amid an opposition ban and post-election unrest
Next election2030 · general election due
CCM and its predecessor have governed continuously since independence, making it one of Africa's longest-ruling parties. The 2025 election was preceded by the treason prosecution of opposition leader Tundu Lissu and the barring of Chadema and ACT-Wazalendo, and followed by deadly protests and an internet shutdown. Samia, the country's first woman president, had earlier been credited with easing the Magufuli era's restrictions.
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