2015 Zanzibari general election

2015 Zanzibari presidential election Zanzibar presidential Popular no 2010 Zanzibari general election 2010 2015 10 25 yes 2016 Zanzibari general election 2016 150x150px Ali Mohamed Shein, September 2014 (cropped).jpg Ali Mohamed Shein Chama Cha Mapinduzi Annulled File:Seif Sharif Hamad.jpg 00BFFF Seif Sharif Hamad CUF Annulled President Amani Abeid Karume Chama Cha Mapinduzi Ali Mohamed Shein Chama Cha Mapinduzi General elections were held in Zanzibar on 25 October 2015 alongside the 2015 Tanzanian general elections. Incumbent president of Zanzibar Ali Mohamed Shein was running for his second term against Zanzibar First Vice President Seif Sharif Hamad.Zanzibar annuls recent election, new vote expected https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/11/zanzibar-annuls-election-vote-expected-151112080707064.html 2020-06-27 www.aljazeera.com Following the vote, the Zanzibar election commission annulled the elections citing irregularities and a rerun was held on 20 March 2016.AfricaNews 2016-03-21 [Update] Ruling party candidate wins Zanzibar re-run election by 91.4% https://www.africanews.com/2016/03/21/ruling-party-candidate-wins-zanzibar-re-run-election-by-914-percent/ live https://web.archive.org/web/20160322202740/http://www.africanews.com:80/2016/03/21/ruling-party-candidate-wins-zanzibar-re-run-election-by-914-percent/ 2016-03-22 2020-06-27 Africanews en Candidates Presidential Election There were 14 candidates that qualified to run for the presidential election in 2016.Zanzibar Election Commission History https://www.zec.go.tz/images/docs/historia_uchaguzi.pdf live https://web.archive.org/web/20200630133956/https://www.zec.go.tz/images/docs/historia_uchaguzi.pdf 2020-06-30 2020-06-27 Zanzibar Election Commission +CandidatePartyKhamis Idd LilaAlliance for Change and Transparency (ACT)Juma Ali KhatibAssociation of Farmers Party (ADA-TADEA)Hamad Rashid Mohamed Alliance for Democratic Change (ADC)Said Soud Said Association of Farmers Party (AFP)Ali Mohamed SheinChama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM)Ali Khatib AliChama Cha Kijamii (CCK)Mohammed Rashid Masoud Chama cha Ukombozi wa Umma (CHAUMA)Seif Sharif HamadCivic United Front (CUF)Tabu Mussa JumaDemokrasia Makini (D-Makini)Abdulla Kombo KhamisDemocratic Party (DP)Kassim Bakari AliJahazi AsiliaIssa Mohammed ZongaSauti ya Umma (SAU)Seif Ali Iddi National Reconstruction Alliance (NRA)Hafidh Hassan SuleimanTanzania Labour Party (TLP) House of Representatives Election There were 180 candidates from various parties fighting for 54 electable seats in the Zanzibar House of Representatives. Results The votes of the elections were annulled by the Zanzibar Election Commission, citing irregularities in the process and put forward a recommendation for a re-run that was held in 2016. However, only local Zanzibar election results were annulled, the annulment, did not affect the overall outcome of the national presidential elections, meaning that the same ballots that were disqualified for the Zanzibari election were still included in the national count.European Union Election observation delegation to The general elections in Tanzania http://www.epgencms.europarl.europa.eu/cmsdata/upload/81f9fcf4-27a0-4118-9b2f-27eaa861c73a/Election_report_Tanzania_25_October_2015.pdf live https://web.archive.org/web/20190522165707/http://www.epgencms.europarl.europa.eu/cmsdata/upload/81f9fcf4-27a0-4118-9b2f-27eaa861c73a/Election_report_Tanzania_25_October_2015.pdf 2019-05-22 Reactions Domestic Various large opposition members mainly of the political alliance called Ukawa denounced the decision by the Election commission to annul the election, citing it was done to steal the election in favour of CCM.Zanzibar Opposition's Election Boycott Could Deepen Political Crisis https://www.voanews.com/africa/zanzibar-oppositions-election-boycott-could-deepen-political-crisis https://web.archive.org/web/20191022103742/https://www.voanews.com/africa/zanzibar-oppositions-election-boycott-could-deepen-political-crisis dead October 22, 2019 2020-06-27 Voice of America en International USA United States: The US Embassy in Dar es Salaam said that they were “gravely alarmed” by the annulment and requested the decision be overturned.Gettleman Jeffrey 2015-10-28 Unrest Feared as Zanzibar Local Elections Are Annulled en-US The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/29/world/africa/tanzania-elections-zanzibar.html 2020-06-27 0362-4331 Commonwealth of NationsEuropean UnionAfrican UnionSADC: A joint statement by the Heads of Election Observer Missions in Tanzania that included members from the Commonwealth of Nations, African Union, Southern African Development Community expressed concern in the decision by the election commission of Zanzibar and requested the show increased transparency in their decision to annul the elections.International observers express concern at the situation in Zanzibar The Commonwealth https://thecommonwealth.org/media/news/international-observers-express-concern-situation-zanzibar 2020-06-27 thecommonwealth.org References Zanzibar Category:Elections in Zanzibar Zanzibar