Incumbent president won with 98% of vote but opposition was barred from running and say result was fraudulent
Tanzania is seeking the arrest of 10 people, including senior opposition figures, it has blamed for the deadly protests during elections last week.
More than 1,000 people were killed by security forces during the demonstrations, according to the main opposition party, Chadema, and human rights bodies. The Tanzanian government has said these figures were exaggerated but did not give its own figures.
The incumbent president, Samia Suluhu Hassan, was deemed the winner of the election with 98% of the vote, but the opposition – which was barred from participating – condemned the results as fraudulent.
The government claimed the elections were free and fair, but the main rivals were not allowed to run, election observers said the vote was not democratic and cited instances of ballot stuffing.
