ACT: Why we will participate in elections despite concerns

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ACT-Wazalendo national chairperson Othman Masoud Othman, who is also Zanzibar’s First Vice President, waves to supporters as he arrives at the party’s Zanzibar sub-office to return his presidential nomination forms on April 16, 2025.  PHOTO | CORRESPONDENT

Unguja. ACT-Wazalendo has confirmed that it will participate in the October 2025 General Election, even as it maintains its campaign for electoral reforms, following a unanimous decision by the party’s National Leadership Committee.

The decision was reached during a meeting held on Monday in Unguja, Zanzibar, where the committee resolved that the party would contest all positions—ranging from councillorship to the Union and Zanzibar presidencies.