What Tanzania opposition parties must do to make a comeback in the 2025 general election

Dar es Salaam residents queue to cast their ballots. PHOTO | FILE

Dar es Salaam. The ruling party, CCM, has once again reaffirmed its dominance in Tanzania’s political landscape by clinching 99 percent of the positions in this year’s local government elections.

However, this landslide victory has sparked discussions among political analysts, with many pointing to the opposition parties’ internal weaknesses, strategic missteps, and systemic challenges as contributing factors to their inability to effectively challenge CCM.