Tanzania Poll Body Bars Main Opposition Party From October Vote
Tundu Lissu at the magistrate's court in Dar es Salaam.
Photographer: Ericky Boniphace/AFP/Getty Images
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Tanzania’s election commission disqualified the main opposition Chadema party from October elections over its refusal to sign code-of-conduct documents.
The move on Saturday comes just two days after party leader Tundu Lissu was charged with treason and other offenses related to the country’s cybercrimes law.