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This article lists
political parties in Tanzania
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The country operates under a
dominant
multi-party system
with the
ruling party
being in power since the nation attained its independence in 1961. It first governed as the
Tanganyika African National Union
, before merging with the
Afro-Shirazi Party
to form the
Chama Cha Mapinduzi
.
Brief history and overview
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Tanzania attained its independence as
Tanganyika Territory
from the
United Kingdom
in 1961 with the
Tanganyika African National Union
(TANU) forming its first government. Following the
Zanzibar Revolution
in 1964, it merged with the
People's Republic of Zanzibar and Pemba
to form the United Republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar (present day
Tanzania
). It thereafter became a
one-party state
with TANU and the
Afro-Shirazi Party
(ASP) being the only parties operating on the mainland and the
Zanzibar Archipelago
respectively.
On 5 February 1977, TANU merged with its Zanzibari counterpart, the ASP to form the
Chama Cha Mapinduzi
which served as the sole legal party until 1992 when multi-party system was re-introduced. The country also adopted the
Structural Adjustment Program
upon recommendation of the
Bretton Woods Institutions
.
Since the re-introduction of the multi-party system, the CCM has continued to retain its popularity and the voter's confidence, having won all general elections since
1995
.
Jakaya Kikwete
, the party's presidential candidate in 2005 won the election by a
landslide victory
receiving more than 80% of the popular vote.
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