{"id":143014,"date":"2025-10-28T18:16:21","date_gmt":"2025-10-28T18:16:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/tanzania\/all-news\/opposition-candidate-salum-mwalimu-concludes-rally"},"modified":"2025-10-28T19:32:59","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T19:32:59","slug":"opposition-candidate-salum-mwalimu-concludes-rally","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/tanzania\/all-news\/opposition-candidate-salum-mwalimu-concludes-rally","title":{"rendered":"Opposition Candidate Salum Mwalimu Concludes Rally"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Tanzania. <\/strong><\/span><b>As Tanzania&#8217;s election campaign concluded Monday, opposition candidate Salum Mwalimu held his final rally, emerging as the primary challenger to President Samia Suluhu Hassan in a vote overshadowed by the exclusion of major rivals and an intensifying government crackdown.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>With the disqualification and imprisonment of prominent opposition leaders, Salum Mwalimu of the CHAUMMA party has become the de facto main opponent to the long-ruling Chama cha Mapinduzi (CCM).<\/p>\n<p>His final rally in Dar es Salaam featured impassioned calls to vote against the &#8220;poverty&#8221; and &#8220;unemployment&#8221; brought by CCM policies.<\/p>\n<p>However, he is one of 16 candidates facing President Hassan, with critics noting that many on the ballot have not campaigned actively.<\/p>\n<p><b>A legacy of dominant-party rule<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The CCM, in various forms, has held power since Tanzania&#8217;s independence in 1961.<\/p>\n<p>The party now stands out in a region where other liberation movements are losing ground, maintaining control in a nation with a $1,200 annual per capita income despite growing calls for reform from a younger generation.<\/p>\n<p><b>Crackdown and low turnout fears<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The lead-up to the vote has been marked by what Amnesty International terms a &#8220;climate of fear,&#8221; with authorities cracking down on opposition leaders, journalists, and civic groups.<\/p>\n<p>Key rival Tundu Lissu is imprisoned on treason charges, and his deputy was recently arrested.<\/p>\n<p>This political climate, coupled with voter disillusionment, has led to predictions of low turnout and raised fears of potential unrest after the opposition called for election-day protests.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Tanzania<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Tanzania. As Tanzania&#8217;s election campaign concluded Monday, opposition candidate Salum Mwalimu held his final rally, emerging as the primary challenger to President Samia Suluhu Hassan in a vote overshadowed by the exclusion of major rivals and an intensifying government crackdown. 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