Tanzanians went to the polls for parliamentary elections. November will be the period in which presidential elections occur in the country. Seven ministers of Chama Cha Mapinduzi Party already lost their seats. The reason this is significant is that a political party cannot rest on its laurels. The CCM is the longest ruling party on the African continent. It once was more socialist in ideology, but abandoned those beliefs in favor of capitalist reforms. This shift did not provide for the people of the nation and it appears they will pay for it at the ballot box. Observer missions claim the process has thus so far been free of irregularities. This should be a reminder to liberation parties that are still in power. If you want to remain in power you must continually change and provide for the citizens. What ever the election result will be Tanzania is clearly going through a political transformation.
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