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A woman casts her vote in the capital, Dodoma, in Tanzania.
The presidential election in Tanzania has been marked by “widespread irregularities”, according to the opposition.
The unrest has been great before the elections, with reports of several deaths.
Chadema opposition party presidential candidate Tundu Lissu writes on Twitter that there have been reports that party observers have been prevented from going to the polls.
There has been unrest in Tanzania before the elections and, according to the opposition, 10 people were shot and killed in partially autonomous Zanzibar on Tuesday at the same time that 50 or more others were injured.
Observers have expressed concern that the elections will not be conducted fairly and there have also been signs of a decline in the development of democracy and freedom of expression in the country during the reign of the ruling Socialist Revolutionary Party (CCM). .
Refused to queue
The country’s electoral commission has refused to present opposition parliamentary candidates, the al-Jazeera media company reports.
Current President John Magufuli of CCM has been in power since 2015, and the battle for the presidency is believed to be between him and Tundu Lissu.
Magufuli has become popular, among other things, for campaigning against corruption, but his crackdown on the media and the fact that journalists, activists and various opposition representatives have been arrested has diluted criticism from both human rights groups as of allies.
Believe that justice prevails
Just under 30 million people have the right to vote in elections in Tanzania.
One of them is voter Jackson Daudi, who cast his vote in the capital Dodoma on Wednesday.
– I hope that the vote goes smoothly and that the electoral system is fair for all candidates. I believe that justice will prevail, he tells the AFP news agency.
Polling stations closed at 4 pm local time Wednesday.
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