[Tanzania Election Fallout]
BBC: “Police in Tanzania have arrested the chairman of the main opposition party in the wake of a disputed election.”
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Police in Tanzania have arrested the chairman of the main opposition party in the wake of a disputed election.
Freeman Mbowe was detained, along with two other Chadema leaders, for planning violent protests, police said.
Chadema presidential candidate Tundu Lissu was released after being briefly detained in the main city Dar es Salaam.
He had rejected President John Magufuli’s victory in last week’s election, saying the vote was rigged.
Chadema called for peaceful demonstrations to demand fresh elections.
The National Election Commission said Mr. Magufuli had won a second term with 84% of the vote, compared with Mr. Lissu’s 13%. It denied the result was fraudulent.
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