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Tanzania's election agency defends poll process, final results

Tanzania election.

Citizens vote in Tanzania's capital Dar es Salaam on October 28, 2020. PHOTO | AFP

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By  DOROTHY NDALU

Tanzania’s National Election Commission (NEC) has defended the process and results of the October 28 General Election, saying they were free and fair.

Opposition parties claim that the polls were marred with irregularities.

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