The politics of Tanzania takes place in a framework of a unitary presidential democratic republic,whereby the President of Tanzania is both head of state and head of government,and of a multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in both the government and parliament. The party system is dominated by the Chama Cha Mapinduzi. The Judiciary is independent of the executive and the legislature.
Frederick Tluway Sumaye is a Tanzanian politician who was Prime Minister of Tanzania from 28 November 1995 to 30 December 2005.
General elections were held in Tanzania 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 Benjamin Mkapa stepped down after two consecutive terms in accordance with the constitution. Elections for the Presidency of Zanzibar and its House of Representatives took place on 30 October,as scheduled.
The Party for Democracy and Progress,commonly known as Chadema,is a centre-right political party in Tanzania.
Anna Maulidah Valerian Komu is a Tanzanian politician. She was a member of Tanzania's ruling party Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) until the introduction of multiparty politics in Tanzania. She is now a member of Chama cha Demokrasia na Maendeleo (CHADEMA).
Jumbe Rajab Jumbe was a Tanzanian politician and member of the opposition party Chama cha Demokrasia na Maendeleo (CHADEMA).
Edward Ngoyai Lowassa was a Tanzanian politician who was Prime Minister of Tanzania from 2005 to 2008,serving under President Jakaya Kikwete. Lowassa went into record as the first Prime Minister to have been forced to resign by a fraud scandal in the history of Tanzania. Following his resignation President Kikwete was obliged to dissolve his cabinet as required by the Constitution and with minimum delay,constituted a new one under a new Prime Minister,Mizengo Pinda.
January Yusuf Makamba is a Tanzanian CCM politician and Member of Parliament for Bumbuli constituency since 2010.
The Chama Cha Mapinduzi is the dominant ruling party in Tanzania and the second longest-ruling party in Africa,only after the True Whig Party of Liberia. It was formed in 1977,following the merger of the Tanganyika African National Union (TANU) and the Afro-Shirazi Party (ASP),which were the sole operating parties in mainland Tanzania and the semi-autonomous islands of Zanzibar,respectively.
Samia Suluhu Hassan is a Tanzanian politician who has served as president of Tanzania since 19 March 2021. She is the first woman to serve in the position. She previously served as vice-president of Tanzania from 2015 to 2021,from which she ascended to the presidency following the death of her predecessor,John Magufuli.
Hussein Ali Mwinyi is the 8th president of Zanzibar. The son of former Tanzanian president Ali Hasan Mwinyi,he is a member of the Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) political party.
Jenista Joakim Mhagama is a Tanzanian politician belonging to the Chama Cha Mapinduzi party. She is a Member of Parliament for Peramiho constituency. In December 2015,she was appointed as a Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office responsible for Policy,Parliamentary Affairs,Labour,Employment,Youth and the Disabled in President John Magufuli's administration. In January 2022,she was moved to the President’s Office Good Governance and Public Services.
Godbless Jonathan Lema is a Tanzanian Chadema politician and Member of Parliament for Arusha City constituency from 2010 to 2015. He was also a candidate for the same constituency in the 2015 general election which was conducted on 25 October 2015. However,the parliamentary election for Arusha Constituency had to be postponed following the death of Estomoh Malya who was the parliamentary candidate for the Alliance for Change and Transparency,a newly established opposition political party in Tanzania.
Tundu Antiphas Mughwai Lissu is a Tanzanian lawyer,CHADEMA politician and Member of Parliament for Singida East constituency from 2010 to 2020.
General elections were held in Tanzania on 25 October 2015. Voters elected the president,members of Parliament,and local government councillors. By convention,the election was held on the last Sunday of October and was supervised by the National Electoral Commission (NEC). Political campaigns commenced on 22 August and ceased a day before the elections.
Angeline Mabula is a Tanzanian politician belonging to the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) party. She was the Minister of lands and human settlement development until September 2023. She is a Member of Parliament for Ilemela.
Esther Matiko is a Tanzanian politician. She is from the opposition Chama cha Demokrasia na Maendeleo CHADEMA party. She was a Member of Parliament for Tarime Urban. Since 2020 she is serving under women special seat member.
Hussein Mohamed Bashe is a Tanzanian CCM politician and Member of Parliament for Nzega Urban constituency since 2015. Bashe belongs to the Habar Awal Jibriil Abokor subclan of the Isaaq Somaliland. In January 2022,he was appointed Agriculture Minister.
General elections were held in Tanzania on 28 October 2020 to elect the President and members of National Assembly. The presidential election was won by incumbent John Magufuli of the Chama Cha Mapinduzi party.
The 2020 Chama Cha Mapinduzi presidential primaries took place in July 2020. Incumbent president and 2015 nominee,John Magufuli ran unopposed for his second term for the President of Tanzania and so there was no primary vote for the Union presidency position. However,Zanzibar president Ali Mohamed Shein is ineligible for re-election due to term limits and a primary was held to determine the Zanzibar presidential nominee. The winners of the primary are the CCM candidates for the 2020 Tanzanian general election and the 2020 Zanzibari general election.
