A tale of two elections

A triumph on the mainland but an enormous mess in Zanzibar

It was the best of times and the worst of times. In mainland Tanzania, peaceful, well run elections on 29 October gave a thumping majority to President Benjamin Mkapa's incumbent Chama cha Mapinduzi (CCM), which has presided over economic reforms and a fast-growing economy. In the islands of Zanzibar, the elections, held on 29 October and 5 November, were a grim farce, worsened by state violence and blatant rigging (AC Vol 41 No 22).

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Benjamin Mkapa, Amani Abeid Karume, Seif Shariff Hamad, Shocking conduct, Gaositwe Chiepe, Botswanan, United States, Charles Stith, South African, Shamsi Vuai Nahoda, Salmin Amour, Chama cha Mapinduzi

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