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This article lists political parties in Tanzania. 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

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.

List

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Defunct parties

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• Afro-Shirazi Party (ASP)
• Attentive Democracy Party (Demokrasia Makini, MAKINI)
• Tanganyika African National Union (TANU)
• Tanzania Labour Party (Chama cha wafanyakazi Tanzania, TLP)
• Traditional Dhow
• National League for Democracy (NLD)
• Zanzibar and Pemba People's Party (ZPPP)
• Zanzibar Nationalist Party (ZNP)

See also

• Politics of Tanzania
• List of political parties by country

References

1. "Tanzania in Figures" (PDF). National Bureau of Statistics (Tanzania). 2010. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 December 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
2. "Tanzania: Parties registered for 2010 elections". Electoral Institute for Sustainable Democracy in Africa. 2010. Archived from the original on 12 October 2014. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
3. O'Gorman, Melanie (18 March 2009). "Why the CCM Won't Lose: The Roots of Single Party Dominance in Tanzania". Centre for the Study of African Economies, Oxford University. Archived from the original on March 27, 2014. Retrieved 21 July 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

External links

• Official website of the National Electoral Commission

• Lists of political parties by country
• Political parties in Tanzania
• Tanzania politics-related lists
• Lists of organisations based in Tanzania
• Lists of political parties in Africa