Chama Cha Mapinduzi
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The Chama Cha Mapinduzi is the dominant ruling party in Tanzania. It was formed in 1977 from a merger between the Tanganyika African National Union and the Afro-Shirazi Party, which were the sole oper
The party has a strong political base in rural Tanzania.
CCM Headquarters in the capital, Dodoma.
A mural of the party's candidates in the southern Tanzanian town of Lindi.
General elections were held in Tanzania on 29 October 2025 to elect the President, members of the National Assembly and ward councillors. Samia Suluhu Hassan, the incumbent president and leader of the
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…one-party state. Since the creation of a multi-party system, CCM has won the past seven general elections in 1995, 2000, 2005, 2010, 2015, 2020, and 2025. Jakaya Kikwete, its presidential candidate in 2005, won by a landslide, receiving more than 80% of the popular vote and John Magufuli as a candidate…
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