By Ann Hingst, KF12 Tanzania
While many Americans will spend next Sunday, October 31, trick-or-treating, Tanzanians will be headed to the polls. October 31, 2010 marks a general election for Tanzania, and voters will choose their President for the next five-year term. It is widely anticipated that the incumbent, Jakaya Kikwete, will be re-elected for his second and final term. Tanzania has been a de facto one-party state since its independence in 1961. Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM), or the Party of the Revolution, has produced all of Tanzania’s presidents since Julius...
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