Archive · 13 Sep 2025
Tanzania Election: Opposition Candidate Mpina Cleared to Run
In Tanzania, an opposition candidate named Luhaga Mpina, from the ACT-Wazalendo party, was originally not allowed to run for president.
The election commission had said he couldn't register.
However, a court decided this was wrong and said he should be allowed to run.
This means he can now compete against the current president, Samia Suluhu Hassan.
The election is set for the end of October.
Mpina says it's important for political parties to be able to operate freely.
Some other opposition parties are facing challenges, with one major party being disqualified and its leader in jail.
This is happening amid a government crackdown on rivals, according to some reports.
Luhaga Mpina, an opposition candidate, was cleared to run in the upcoming presidential election.
The court overturned a decision that prevented Mpina from submitting nomination papers.
Mpina is the top candidate for the ACT-Wazalendo party.
The ruling allows Mpina to challenge the incumbent President Samia Suluhu Hassan.
The election is scheduled to take place on October 29th.
- Who
- Luhaga Mpina, ACT-Wazalendo, Samia Suluhu Hassan.
- What
- Mpina was cleared to contest the presidential election after a court order.
- When
- The court ruling occurred on Thursday, and the nomination papers were accepted on Saturday. The election is scheduled for October 29.
- Where
- Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
- Why
- A court overturned the disqualification, allowing Mpina to compete.
- Candidate
- Luhaga Mpina
- Party
- ACT-Wazalendo
- Ruling Party
- Chama cha Mapinduzi (CCM)
- Incumbent President
- Samia Suluhu Hassan
- Election Date
- October 29
- Court Order
- Overturned previous disqualification