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Tanzania election: Who is running for president?

Some presidential candidates for the October 28, 2020, Tanzania election. PHOTOS | AFP | NMG

By  The EastAfrican

Tanzanians go to the polls on Wednesday, October 28.

The voters on the Tanzanian mainland and the semi-autonomous archipelago of Zanzibar will cast their ballots for a president and members of Parliament.

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