Alliance for Change and Transparency
Alliance for Change and Transparency Chama cha Wazalendo (Swahili) | |
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| Abbreviation | ACT |
| Leader | Zitto Kabwe[1] |
| Chairperson | Seif Sharif Hamad |
| Secretary-General | Ado Shaib |
| Spokesperson | Salim Biman |
| Founded | 2014 |
| Headquarters | Dar es Salaam |
| Ideology | Ujamaa (partial)[2] Democratic socialism[3] |
| Political position | Left-wing |
| Colours | |
| Slogan | Taifa kwanza! |
| Bunge | 1 / 384 |
| Zanzibar HoR | 0 / 81 |
| Election symbol | |
| Open palm | |
| Website | |
| Political Party Website | |
Alliance for Change and Transparency (ACT) is a political party in Tanzania.[4] It received its permanent registration in May 2014.[5]
Background
The party was founded in 2014.[6] The party fielded its first presidential candidate in the 2015 general election with Anna Mghwira and won 1 seat in the national assembly. Prominent members of the party are MP Zitto Kabwe who formally joined the party in March 2015 following his expulsion from Chadema.[2]
The party got a second boost in March of 2019 when Seif Sharif Hamad defected from his party Civic United Front and joined ACT due to a court ruling against control of his previous party.[7]
Election performance
Presidential elections
| Election | Party candidate | Votes | % | Position | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Anna Mghwira | 98,763 | 0.65% | 3rd | Lost 
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National Assembly elections
| Election | Votes | % | Seats | +/− | Position | Government |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 323,112 | 2.22% | 1 / 367
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 1
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4th
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Opposition |
References
- ^ "Be ready for big surprise, says Zitto". The Citizen. Dar es Salaam. 9 April 2015. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
- ^ a b Kabendera, Eric (28 March 2015). "Return of Ujamaa as Zitto Kabwe defects to new party". TheEastAfrican. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
- ^ "ACT profile". ACT Wazalendo. 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-04-16. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
- ^ Mwangonde, Henry (4 March 2014). "TZ gets new political party, pledges wider democracy". The Citizen (Tanzania). Retrieved 2014-07-21.
- ^ "New Political Party Enters Scene With 'Mature Politics' Pledge". Daily News (Tanzania). 6 May 2014. Archived from the original on July 28, 2014. Retrieved 2016-10-17.
- ^ "Member : Alliance for Change and Transparency (ACT)". tcd.or.tz. Retrieved 2020-06-15.
- ^ "More than meets the eye in Seif's move to join ACT-Wazalendo". The Citizen. Retrieved 2020-06-15.
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