Opposition Fortunes Wane as Tanzania President Rules Supreme
- Leader Magufuli’s opponents become allies in his reform drive
- Dissent becoming rarer in country amid arrests, media closures
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Two years into his rule, Tanzanian President John Magufuli has some unexpected new fans: his political opponents.
His chief rival in the 2015 vote, Edward Lowassa, has praised his reforms and urged others to support them. Another challenger became one of his regional commissioners, while two opposition lawmakers recently defected to the ruling party and will run as candidates in February by-elections.