Tanzania’s Independent National Electoral Commission has declared President Samia Hassan winner of the controversial election rocked by massive protests and killings.
The Tanzania’s electoral commission declared on Saturday that Mrs Hassan won the election with nearly 98% of the votes, according to Reuters.
With the declaration by the electoral commission, Mrs Hassan, who assumed power in 2021 after the death of her predecessor, has secured another five-year term.
For three consecutive days, Tanzanians hit the streets in protests against Wednesday’s general election that featured Mrs Hassan but barred major opposition candidates.
Footage of protesters destroying Mrs Hassan posters as they marched on the streets of Tanzania flooded social media despite internet disruption in the country since Wednesday.
Chadema opposition party claimed that over 700 people have been killed as police clash with protesters across the country.https://gazettengr.com/about-700-killed-in-tanzanian-election-crisis-says-opposition-party/
Some Tanzanians on social media reschristened Mrs Hassan “Idi Amin Mama” after a former Ugandan dictator, Idi Amin Dada, as election violence broke out.https://gazettengr.com/tanzanian-protesters-rechristen-president-samia-hassan-idi-amin-mama-amid-bloody-election-violence/
