General elections were held in

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on 14 December 2005. Originally scheduled for 30 October, the elections were postponed due to the death of CHADEMA vice-presidential candidate Jumbe Mohamed Jumbe. The elections were the third since the country returned to multi-party rule in 1992. Incumbent President

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stepped down after two consecutive terms in accordance with the constitution. Elections for the

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and its

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took place on 30 October, as scheduled. The presidential election was won by

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(CCM), who received 80% of the vote, with

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of the

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finishing second with 12%. In the parliamentary elections, the CCM won 264 of the 323 seats in the

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Presidential candidates

Union

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(CCM) *

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(SAU) *

–

(CUF) * Emmanuel Makaidi –

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(NLD) *

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– Chama cha Demokrasia na Maendeleo (CHADEMA) *

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(TLP) *Christopher Mtikila – Democratic Party (DP) * Sengondo Mvungi –

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(NCCR-Mageuzi). He was also supported by the

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(FORD),

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(NRA),

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(UMD), and

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(UPDP). * Anna Senkoro – Progressive Party of Tanzania-Maendeleo (PPT-Maendeleo) * Leonard Shayo – Demokrasia Makini (MAKINI)

Zanzibar

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– Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) *

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– Civic United Front (CUF) *

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– Jahazi Asilia *Abdallah Ali Abdallah – Democratic Party (DP) * Mariam Omar – Sauti ya Umma (SAU) *Simai Abdulrahman Abdallah – National Reconstruction Alliance (NRA)

Results

President

Parliament

Zanzibar President

Zanzibar House of Representatives

Note: A re-run of the invalidated election took place on 14 December 2005.

References

External links

Uchaguzi Tanzania (in Swahili)

Chama Cha Mapinduzi official site (in Swahili)Chama cha Democracia na Maendeleo (in Swahili)

Civic United Front official site (in English/Swahili)National Electoral Commission
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