Opposition candidate in the Tanzanian Presidential Election, Tundu Lissu, has described election in the country as ‘spitting in the face of democracy.’ Tanzania’s main opposition presidential candidate, Tundu Lissu, on Thursday declared he would not recognise the election result as key seats fell to the governing party in a vote he said was marred by irregularities. Counting was taking place across Tanzania and its semi-autonomous archipelago Zanzibar – which also elects its own president and legislators – where early results showed the opposition losing seats in some traditional strongholds. President…
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