Tanzanian poll is likely to usher in a new era of authoritarianism. Here’s why
DAN PAGET, Lecturer in Politics, University of Aberdeen TANZANIANS voted in their general election on October 28 in a poll that pitted popular opposition chief Tundu Lissu against incumbent John Magufuli. As the results were announced, Dan Paget explains why incumbent John Magufuli was declared the winner, and what his second term will mean for democracy in the East African nation. How do you rate the independence or fairness of the Tanzania election commission now and in the past? I no longer have faith in Tanzania’s National Electoral Commission or the validity of the election results. The validity of elections…