2020 Chama Cha Mapinduzi presidential primaries
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The 2020 Chama Cha Mapinduzi presidential primaries are scheduled to take place in July 2020. Incumbent president and 2015 nominee, John Magufuli will be running for his second term for the President of Tanzania and so there will be no primaries for the Union presidency position.[1] However, Zanzibar president Ali Mohamed Shein is ineligible for re-election due to term limits and a primary will be held to determine the Zanzibar presidential nominee.[2]
Background
Presidential aspirants are required to submit their intent to run to the party by June 30th 2020. Each aspirant has to be able to collect 250 sponsors from 12 regions (including 2 from Zanzibar). The party secretariat will convene in Dodoma in July to make their decisions. The candidates will be vetted by the party congress and names of a select few will be submitted to the National Executive Committee of the party to select the candidate.[3]
Zanzibar Presidential Candidates
The following candidates have been listed according to the dates that they expressed interest or formally announced their candidacy.
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Declined to Run
- Samia Suluhu, Vice-President of Tanzania, declined to run for the election ticket. citing that the move would be a demotion from her current title.[9]
References
- ^ huaxia. "Tanzanian president Magufuli seeks re-election". Xinhua.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Agade, Halligan. "Race for presidency in Zanzibar gathers pace". CGTN Africa. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
- ^ Kolumbia, Louis (2020-06-15). "Tanzania: 'Our Presidential Nominees' to Be Known On July 12 - CCM". allAfrica.com. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
- ^ a b "Race for Zanzibar presidency hots up". The East African. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
- ^ "Zanzibar presidential primaries: Minister Mwinyi picks up forms". www.ippmedia.com. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
- ^ "Zanzibar — Five Vie for CCM Presidential Nomination - Communal News". Retrieved 2020-06-20.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Race for Zanzibar Presidential race hots up as Mbarawa joins". The Citizen. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
- ^ Ap (1986-08-31). "Thabit Kombo". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
- ^ "Tanzania Vice President Samia Suluhu rules out 2020 run". The Citizen. Retrieved 2020-06-20.