01.11.2025 21:46
Samia Suluhu Hassan, who took office after the death of the then-President John Magufuli in Tanzania in 2021, succeeded in becoming the country's first elected female president by receiving 97.66% of the votes.
In the general elections held in Tanzania, Samia Suluhu Hassan became the country's first elected female president by receiving 97.66% of the votes.
HASSAN BECAME THE FIRST ELECTED FEMALE PRESIDENT IN TANZANIA
According to the official results announced by the Election Commission in Tanzania, Hassan, who took office after the late President John Magufuli, who passed away in 2021 due to heart problems, won in all regions of the country in her first participation in the general elections. Hassan secured the presidency by receiving 97.66% of the votes.
In the elections held on October 29 in the country, the incumbent president Samia Suluhu Hassan, supported by the ruling Revolutionary Party (CCM), ran for re-election, while the leader of the main opposition party, the Chadema, Tundu Lissu, could not participate in the elections as he was in prison on charges of treason.
The candidacy of Luhaga Mpina from the second largest opposition party, the Alliance for Change and Transparency (ACT-Wazalendo), was rejected by the Election Commission.
REACTIONS FROM THE OPPOSITION
Opposition parties that contested the election results claimed that the process was not conducted "fairly and transparently."
ACT-Wazalendo claimed that election officials and security forces voted early and that the election was marred by irregularities, while Chadema officials stated that party observers were not allowed into polling stations in some regions.
The Election Commission argued that the opposition's claims were unfounded and that the entire process was conducted within the framework of the law. Tanzania, which gained independence from the UK in 1961, has been governed by CCM for 64 years.
Samia Suluhu Hassan, who served as Tanzania's first female vice president from 2015 to 2021,
took office as the successor to President John Magufuli, who passed away in 2021. Hassan became the country's first female president.