Zanzibar Elections
This October has been quite a hectic time for our colleagues in Zanzibar. Tanzania has held its national presidential elections. The top candidates were from the majority party, CCM (Chama Cha Mapinduzi), and the minority, CHADEMA (Chama Cha Demokrasia na Maendeleo). In Zanzibar, there were allegations of vote tampering, and thus the Zanzibari election was annulled. The following articles speak more to the specifics of the election, and the protests that followed. The candidate from CCM, John Magufuli, ended up winning the election, followed closely by Edward Lowassa, of CHADEMA (and formerly of CCM.)
We will be watching to see if this election will have an impact on the health system.
Here are some links with more detail on the elections:
http://www.chronicle.co.zw/zanzibar-faces-fresh-elections-amid-crisis-talks/
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-34656934
