List of political parties in Tanzania

This article lists political parties in Tanzania.^[1]^[2] The country operates under a dominant multi-party system with the ruling party being in power since the nation attained its independence in 1961. It first governed as the Tanganyika African National Union, before merging with the Afro-Shirazi Party to form the Chama Cha Mapinduzi.

Brief history and overview

Tanzania attained its independence as Tanganyika Territory from the United Kingdom in 1961 with the Tanganyika African National Union (TANU) forming its first government. Following the Zanzibar Revolution in 1964, it merged with the People's Republic of Zanzibar and Pemba to form the United Republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar (present day Tanzania). It thereafter became a one-party state with TANU and the Afro-Shirazi Party (ASP) being the only parties operating on the mainland and the Zanzibar Archipelago respectively.

On 5 February 1977, TANU merged with its Zanzibari counterpart, the ASP to form the Chama Cha Mapinduzi which served as the sole legal party until 1992 when multi-party system was re-introduced. The country also adopted the Structural Adjustment Program upon recommendation of the Bretton Woods Institutions.

Since the re-introduction of the multi-party system, the CCM has continued to retain its popularity and the voter's confidence, having won all general elections since 1995. Jakaya Kikwete, the party's presidential candidate in 2005 won the election by a landslide victory receiving more than 80% of the popular vote.^[3]

List

	Acronym	Founded	Bunge	ZHoR
Party of the Revolution Swahili: Chama cha Mapinduzi	CCM	1977	365 / 384	84 / 88
Party for Democracy and Progress Swahili: Chama cha Demokrasia na Maendeleo	CHADEMA	1992	20 / 384	0 / 88
Civic United Front Swahili: Chama cha Wananchi	CUF	1992	3 / 384	0 / 88
Alliance for Change and Transparency Swahili: Umoja wa Mabadiliko na Uwazi	ACT	2014	4 / 384	0 / 88
Tanzania Democratic Alliance	TADEA	1990	0 / 384	1 / 88
Alliance for Democratic Change Swahili: Umoja wa Mabadiliko ya Demokrasia	ADC	2012	0 / 384	1 / 88
Alliance for Tanzania Farmers Party Swahili: Chama cha Wakulima	AFP	2009	0 / 384	1 / 88
Union for Multiparty Democracy	UMD	1993	0 / 384	0 / 88
National Convention for Construction and Reform – Mageuzi Swahili: Chama cha Mageuzi na Ujenzi wa Taifa	NCCR-M	1992	0 / 384	0 / 88
United People's Democratic Party	UPDP	1993	0 / 384	0 / 88
National Reconstruction Alliance	NRA	1993	0 / 384	0 / 88
Democratic Party Swahili: Chama cha Kidemokrasia	DP	2002	0 / 384	0 / 88
United Democratic Party	UDP	1994	0 / 384	0 / 88
Justice and Development Party Swahili: Chama cha Haki na Ustawi	CHAUSTA	1998	0 / 384	0 / 88
Progressive Party of Tanzania – Maendeleo	PPT-Maendeleo	2003	0 / 384	0 / 88
People's Voice Swahili: Sauti ya Umma	SAU	2005	0 / 384	0 / 88
Social Party Swahili: Chama cha Kijamii	CCK	2012	0 / 384	0 / 88
People's Liberation Party Swahili: Chama cha Ukombozi wa Umma	CHAUMMA	2013	0 / 384	0 / 88

Defunct parties

Afro-Shirazi Party (ASP)
Attentive Democracy Party (Demokrasia Makini, MAKINI)
Tanganyika African National Union (TANU)
Tanzania Labour Party (Chama cha wafanyakazi Tanzania, TLP)
Traditional Dhow
National League for Democracy (NLD)
Zanzibar and Pemba People's Party (ZPPP)
Zanzibar Nationalist Party (ZNP)

References

^ "Tanzania in Figures" (PDF). National Bureau of Statistics (Tanzania). 2010. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 December 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
^ "Tanzania: Parties registered for 2010 elections". Electoral Institute for Sustainable Democracy in Africa. 2010. Archived from the original on 12 October 2014. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
^ O'Gorman, Melanie (18 March 2009). "Why the CCM Won't Lose: The Roots of Single Party Dominance in Tanzania". Centre for the Study of African Economies, Oxford University. Archived from the original on March 27, 2014. Retrieved 21 July 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

External links

Official website of the National Electoral Commission

[1] "Tanzania in Figures" (PDF). National Bureau of Statistics (Tanzania). 2010. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 December 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2014.

[2] "Tanzania: Parties registered for 2010 elections". Electoral Institute for Sustainable Democracy in Africa. 2010. Archived from the original on 12 October 2014. Retrieved 21 July 2014.

[3] O'Gorman, Melanie (18 March 2009). "Why the CCM Won't Lose: The Roots of Single Party Dominance in Tanzania". Centre for the Study of African Economies, Oxford University. Archived from the original on March 27, 2014. Retrieved 21 July 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

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