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Let the people’s will and calm prevail after Tanzanian poll

Tanzania's President John Pombe Magufuli. [Standard]

Preliminary results from Wednesday’s elections in Tanzania show President John Magufuli leading his main challenger Tundu Lissu with a comfortable margin which could give him a landslide victory. In elections that were marred by reports of violence and intimidation, Magufuli’s Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) has also reportedly secured more seats in Parliament than Lissu’s Chama Cha Demokrasia na Maendeleo (Chadema).

And even before the official results have been announced, Lissu has dismissed the exercise as a mockery of democracy and a fraud against the 29 million voters.

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