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General elections are due to be held in Tanzania on 29 October 2025. [1]
The President of Tanzania is elected by plurality voting; the candidate who receives the most votes is elected. Article 39(1) of the 1977 constitution requires candidates to be Tanzanian citizens by birth, at least 40 years old, be nominated by a political party of which they are a member, be qualified to be an MP or a member of the Zanzibar House of Representatives, and not have any convictions related to tax evasion. [2]
In January 2025, the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi party nominated incumbent president Samia Suluhu Hassan as its presidential candidate for the election and Emmanuel Nchimbi as her running mate. [3] In August 2025, Luhaga Mpina, a CCM lawmaker, left the party and joined the Alliance for Change and Transparency. However, he was barred from running for president over complaints that the party had failed to comply with nomination procedures in the primaries. [4] Suluhu's candidacy was confirmed on 27 August 2025 by the National Electoral Commission, which also approved the candidacies of 16 other presidential candidates. [5]
In April 2025, the opposition Chadema party was disqualified from competing in the election after the National Electoral Commission said it had failed to sign a code of conduct document that was due on 12 April. [6] On 9 April 2025, its chairman Tundu Lissu was arrested on charges of incitement and treason after calling for electoral reforms at a rally in Mbinga. [7] [8] On 12 April, he was disqualified from participating in the election. [9]
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