Tanzania ruling party heads for landslide win in contested poll

Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) supporters at a rally in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. FILE PHOTO | AFP

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Tanzanian President John Magufuli and his ruling party were headed for a landslide victory in presidential and parliamentary elections Friday, which the opposition has roundly rejected, citing fraud such as ballot-box stuffing.

Magufuli had the majority of votes with results from 60 percent of 264 constituencies so far in the presidential election, while his ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) had won all but two of around 229 parliamentary seats announced.