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Tanzania, United Republic of Tanzania, United Republic of

Head of State
Head of State is the Head of Government
Directly elected in general elections (simple majority)
Head of Government
Directly elected in general elections (simple majority)
Electoral System (Chamber 1)
Plurality (FPTP)
Voting age
18

Independent

Name of Institution: National Election Commission Website Address: http://www.nec.go.tz/

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09 February 2011
Tanzania: Govt to table Bill on law review team, The Citizen (2011)
05 November 2010
Tanzania: NEC admits mixing up election results, The Citizen (2010)
27 October 2010
Tanzania: Observers vow to be thorough, The Citizen (2010)
22 October 2010
Tanzania: NEC tells politicians to restrain from chaos, The Citizen (2010)
22 October 2010
Tanzania:NEC puts final touches to election preparations, The Citizen (2010)
07 October 2010
Tanzania: EU brings members to observe oct 31 Election, The Citizen (2010)
22 September 2010
Tanzania:Registrar calls for law on poll 'drop-outs', Citizen (2010)
09 September 2010
Tanzania: Dos and don'ts in election monitoring, The Citizen (2010)

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Tanzania, United Republic of

 

 Description of Electoral System:

(courtesy of IFES election guide)

The President is elected by popular vote to serve a 5-year term. In the National Assembly (Bunge), 232 members are elected by popular vote to serve 5-year terms, 37 members are allocated for women to serve 5-year terms and 5 members are allocated to members of the Zanzibar House of Representatives to serve 5-year terms.

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