Government and politics Last elections: 31 October 2010 (presidential and legislative) Next elections: 25 October 2015 (presidential and legislative) Head of state: President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete Head of government: The President Ruling party: Chama Cha Mapinduzi Women MPs: 36% In October 2000, in the United Republic’s second multiparty elections, Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) leader Benjamin Mkapa won more than 70 per cent of the votes in the national presidential election and the ruling CCM took 244 seats in the National Assembly, with the balance of 31 seats won by the Zanzibar-based Civic United Front (CUF; 15) and smaller parties. Presidential and legislative elections were held in Zanzibar in October 2005 ahead of the national elections. The CCM’s candidate, Abeid Amani Karume, won the presidential poll with 53 per cent of the votes, while the CUF’s Seif Sharif Hamad took 46 per cent. The ruling CCM also won the parliamentary elections with 30 of the 50 elective seats. The CUF did not accept the result of these fiercely contested and in places violent elections, but the Commonwealth observer group present said that the conditions overall were such as to enable the people to express their will. In December 2005 the CCM was also successful in the national presidential and legislative elections. Having served two full terms, Mkapa was not eligible to stand again for the presidency and, in a 73 per cent turnout, CCM candidate Jakaya Kikwete was elected President. The CCM took 206 seats in the National Assembly, with Zanzibar-based CUF (19 seats) accounting for most of the rest. In the October 2010 national presidential election, with a turnout of 42 per cent, Kikwete was returned with 61.2 per cent of the votes cast, while Willbrod Slaa of Chama Cha Demokrasia na Maendeleo (CHADEMA) secured 26.3 per cent and Ibrahim Lipumba (CUF) 8.1 per cent. In the concurrent parliamentary elections, the CCM won 186 of the 239 directly-elected seats, the CUF 24 and CHADEMA 23. In Zanzibar, CCM’s Ali Mohamed Shein narrowly won the presidency with 50.1 per cent of the votes cast; his main challenger, Seif Sharif Hamad of the CUF, received 49.1 per cent. Local government Ministry: Prime Minister’s Office Association: Association of Local Authorities of Tanzania Zanzibar is a semi-autonomous part of Tanzania, with its own devolved government and legislature. Local government in mainland Tanzania is substantially provided for by the Local Government (District Authorities) Act 1982 and the Local Government (Urban Authorities) Act 1982, and in Zanzibar by the Zanzibar Municipal Council Act 1995 and the District and Town Councils Act 1995; it is also enshrined in Article 145 of the constitution. The Ministry for Regional Administration and Local Government in the Prime Minister’s Office is responsible for local government in mainland Tanzania, which comprises four city, 22 town and 106 district authorities. In Zanzibar, local government comprises ten authorities. Local elections are held every five years. U n i t e d R e p u b l i c o f Ta n z a n i a The local authorities have revenue-raising powers, and levy taxes and fees, as well as receiving transfers from the union government. They are responsible inter alia for economic development planning, law and order, agriculture, business and industry support services, and promotion of economic and social welfare. National development plan Up to the mid-1990s, narrowly-focused social and economic reforms were introduced under successive structural adjustment programmes in response to external economic conditions and tied in with the financial support of the international development agencies. The National Development Vision 2025 was developed in the latter 1990s as a result of a broad national consultation process. It established comprehensive long-term economic and social development goals – to be realised by 2025. In an evaluation of Vision 2025 conducted in 2009, the Planning Commission pointed to consistently high levels of economic growth, much improved macroeconomic stability, and investment in institutions and systems aimed at strengthening governance and the rule of law. Governance institutions Commonwealth Governance Handbook 2014/15 283 Bank of Tanzania: www.bot-tz.org Bureau of Standards: www.tbs.go.tz Capital Markets and Securities Authority: www.cmsa-tz.org Communications Regulatory Authority: www.tcra.go.tz Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange: www.dse.co.tz Energy and Water Utilities Regulatory Authority: www.ewura.go.tz Fair Competition Tribunal: www.fct.or.tz Forest Services Agency: www.tfs.go.tz Insurance Regulatory Authority: www.tira.go.tz Minerals Audit Agency: www.tmaa.go.tz Ministry of Finance: www.mof.go.tz Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs: www.sheria.go.tz National Audit Office: www.nao.go.tz National Economic Empowerment Council: www.uwezeshaji.go.tz National Electoral Commission: www.nec.go.tz National Identification Authority: www.nida.go.tz Parliament of Tanzania: www.parliament.go.tz Planning Commission: www.mipango.go.tz Prevention and Combating of Corruption Bureau: www.pccb.go.tz Public Procurement Regulatory Authority: www.ppra.go.tz Public Service Management: www.utumishi.go.tz Revenue Authority: www.tra.go.tz Surface and Marine Transport Regulatory Authority: www.sumatra.or.tz
CEP template 2012
To see the actual publication please follow the link above