Tanzania’s Hassan declared landslide winner in election that triggered violent protests

The result hands Hassan, who took power in 2021, a five-year term following opposition repression

Tanzania’s president, Samia Suluhu Hassan, has been declared the winner of the country’s disputed election with more than 97% of the vote following violent protests across the country earlier in the week.

The landslide result announced by Tanzania’s electoral commission hands Hassan, who took power in 2021 after the death in office of her predecessor, a five-year term to govern the east African country of 68 million people.

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