Tanzania’s president Samia Suluhu Hassan has been sworn in for a second term on Monday, November 3, amid tight security, following an election marred by violent protests and rejected by the opposition as a sham.
According to the electoral commission, Hassan secured 98 percent of the vote, a result the main opposition party, Chadema, dismissed as fraudulent.
The party, which was barred from participating in the polls, has demanded fresh elections, describing last Wednesday’s vote as a “sham.”
In a break from tradition, the inauguration ceremony was held at a military parade ground within the state house in the capital, Dodoma, instead of a public stadium.
The unfolding situation in Tanzania has drawn international concern, as Pope Leo XIV on Sunday, November 2, urged prayers for the country, warning that post-election violence had already claimed numerous lives.
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