Tanzania’s election day turns violent after opposition leaders barred from presidential race
What should have been a calm democratic exercise last Wednesday spiraled into chaos as voters learned the main opposition candidates were disqualified. Protests exploded in Dar es Salaam and other cities, met with police clashes, a nationwide curfew, and military deployment.
Social media reported looting, vandalism, and fatalities while internet speeds were throttled and phone lines disrupted.
State media shows President Samia Suluhu Hassan leading decisively as vote counting continues. The European Parliament has denounced the election as neither free nor fair, labeling it a “months-long fraud.”
Source : myxyzonline
Once seen as a stable democracy, Tanzania now faces accusations of sliding into authoritarianism. Experts warn of a one-party state without urgent political and constitutional reforms.
