Tanzania’s incumbent President Samia Suluhu Hassan of the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi party has won the presidential election, securing 97.66 percent of the vote, the Independent National Electoral Commission announced on Saturday.
Hassan thus becomes the country’s first elected female president. She previously served as vice president from 2010 to 2021 and first assumed the presidency in March 2021 following the death of then-President John Magufuli from heart disease, marking a historic milestone as Tanzania’s first female head of state.
Tanzanians went to the polls on Wednesday in general elections that were marred by days of violent protests.
Held every five years, the elections saw voters choose the president, members of parliament, and local council representatives, with 17 parties fielding presidential candidates and 18 contesting parliamentary and local seats.
Source: Xinhua