Tanzania’s opposition seeks to annul local government polls

One of Tanzania’s opposition parties is calling for the annulment of the November 27 local government elections and a new vote. Dorothy Semu, the leader of the Alliance for Change and Transparency (ACT Wazalendo), says the November poll was marred by instances of voter intimidation, arrests, abductions, and harassment of opposition poll agents. Meanwhile, the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) party says it has won more than 98 percent of the 230,882 local government seats. ACT Wazalendo’s Dorothy Semu VOA’s James Butty, members who tried to challenge the alleged electoral malpractices faced brutal repression, including arrests and physical assault