Dar es Salaam. More than 50 immediate former MPs and several high-profile figures within the ruling CCM have lost in the party’s internal primaries held on Monday, triggering major shifts in Tanzania’s political landscape ahead of the October 29 General Election.
Although the final list of candidates awaits endorsement by CCM’s top organs, namely the Central Committee and the National Executive Council (NEC), initial results reflect a sweeping rejection of a significant number of MPs who served in the last parliament.
