Hundreds of protesters took to the streets for a second day of demonstrations in Tanzania on Thursday after a disputed election, while Amnesty International reported that two people have died.
After the protests broke out on Wednesday, the government shut down the internet, imposed a curfew and deployed the military to the streets.
The ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi or CCM party, which has been in power since independence in 1961, sought to extend its rule in Wednesday’s election, with presidential candidates from the two main opposition parties barred from running.
The incumbent, President Samia Suluhu Hassan, faced 16 other candidates from smaller parties who barely campaigned.
The electoral body on Thursday announced through state television that President Hassan had taken an early lead, garnering 96.99% of the votes in 8 out of 272 constituencies tallied early Thursday.
Lawmakers from the European Parliament said in a statement Thursday that the elections
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