Tanzania Opposition Bet on Ex-Premier Pays Off in Parliament
- Ruling party wins presidency, retains majority in parliament
- Opposition poised to get more parliamantary seats than before
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For Tanzania’s opposition, the end justified the means.
In a bid to win the presidency for the first time in the nation’s post-colonial history, it chose as its candidate Edward Lowassa, a divisive figure forced to quit as prime minister seven years ago amid corruption allegations and who failed to secure the ruling party’s nomination. While the opposition Chadema party and its allies didn’t capture state house, it won more seats in parliament than it’s ever done.