A load of betrayal and the exclusion of the main opposition attract attention before the October polls in Tanzania.
The Tanzania election commission has banned the main opposition party, Chadema, to play the presidential and parliamentary elections that will take place later this year.
The Independent National Elections Commission (INEC) announced a Saturday decision, stating that the party did not sign a compulsory agreement of conduct on the required deadline for surveys that were expected to be held in October.
« Any part that does not sign the Code of Conduct will not participate in the general election, » said Ramadhani Kailima, the director of the commission’s election, who added that disqualification extends to all specific elections until 2030.
There was no immediate response from Chadema.
The ad comes days after Chadema leader, Tundu Lissu accused of treasonaccused of inciting the rebellion and trying to prevent the election from moving forward.
The prosecutors said he urged the public to take measures against the vote, although he was not allowed to submit an allegation. The accusation involves the possibility of a death sentence.
Lissu, a former presidency candidate, has been a vocal critic of the Chama Chama Mapinduzi governing party (CCM) and his leader, President Samia Suluhu Hassan, who is looking for a second term.
Chadema had already warned that he would boycott the polls unless significant election reforms were introduced.
On Saturday, the party confirmed that it would not attend the election code signing ceremony, describing the movement as part of its broadest campaign to promote changes in the way of making the election.
The Chadema disqualification is expected to disqualify and its treason against its leader will raise new issues on the state of democracy in the nation of East Africa.
Human rights organizations and opposition groups have accused the government of abandoning dissent, citing a pattern of inexplicable abductions and murders of political activists.
President Hassan’s government has denied a role in these alleged abuses and maintains that he is committed to defending human rights. CCM has repeatedly rejected the accusations of undermining the opposition or manipulating the electoral process.
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