Why the race to replace Samia in 2030 has already started inside CCM

Dar es Salaam. Less than a year after Tanzania’s 2025 General Election, political debate across the country has already shifted towards the next poll, which remains nearly four years away.

Within the ruling CCM, politicians are increasingly looking past the previous election and preparing for 2030, when President Samia Suluhu Hassan is expected to step down after completing her two constitutionally permitted terms.