Tundu Lissu’s tough task after wresting Chadema from Freeman Mbowe
Chadema’s newly elected chairman Tundu Lissu addresses party delegates shortly after being declared the winner on January 22, 2025 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Tanzania’s main opposition party Chadema on Wednesday elected firebrand politician Tundu Lissu as its new leader, taking over from supremo Freeman Mbowe in a momentous change of guard aimed at reinvigorating the party against independence monolith Chama cha Mapinduzi.
Lissu, previously the party’s vice-chair and Mbowe’s deputy, secured 51.4 percent of the vote against Mbowe’s 48.2 percent in a tightly contested race that was decided overnight by party delegates in Dar es Salaam.
