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Pre-election opinion polls in Tanzania are relatively new. They came with the establishment of the multiparty system in 1992. So far, the known pollsters which involved in the previous elections include the Tanzania Citizens Information Bureau (TCIB), SYNOVATE, and the Research and Education for Democracy in Tanzania (REDET). To these, there is a proliferation of electronic as well as sangoma polls. Yet, the polling industry has remained incredible. In every previous election, pollsters were criticised by key stakeholders as being biased. Indeed the 2010 elections marked the climax. Despite...

After nearly two decades of multiparty democracy in Tanzania, a clear indication of democratic reversals is more evident. The opposition parties, the parliament, electoral commissions, institutions of accountability, civil society organizations, and the media have remained weak to envisage democracy. This book contains an in-depth and rigorous analysis of the factors contributing to and militating against democracy in Tanzania. Using a state-party fusion thesis, the book provides a deeper understanding of democratization by examining the institutions and behaviour of political actors as well...

The management of elections is increasingly generating impassioned debate in these East African nations - Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda. The bodies that manage and conduct elections are, therefore, coming under intense citizen and stakeholder scrutiny for the manner in which they are composed, how they organise and perform their mandates, and the outcomes they achieve. The effectiveness of electoral management bodies (EMBs) has largely been influenced by the impact of political violence on election management reforms in East Africa. Even in countries where EMBs are the products...