2015 Chama Cha Mapinduzi presidential primaries

CCM presidential primaries, 2015
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2,455 votes from the National Congress
Opinion polls
 
Candidate John Magufuli Amina Salum Ali Asha Migiro
Popular vote 2,104 253 59
Percentage 87.09% 10.47% 2.44%
Hometown Chato Zanzibar Songea
President before election

Jakaya Kikwete

 CCM presidential nominee

John Magufuli

The Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) presidential primaries, 2015 took place in July 2015 to determine CCM's nominee for the Presidency of Tanzania for the 2015 election.[1][2][3] The Chama Cha Mapinduzi (Party of the Revolution) is the country's dominant ruling party,[4] and the longest reigning ruling party in Africa.[5]

Incumbent president and 2010 nominee Jakaya Kikwete is ineligible for re-election due to term limits. He is looking forward to his retirement,[6] and has described the presidency as being both "stressful and thankless".[7] Kikwete, who also serves as the party's National Chairman, said that he was not backing anyone as his preferred and chosen successor.[8]

More than forty candidates (including 12 Cabinet Members) collected the nomination forms. On 12 July, Minister of Works John Magufuli was selected as the party's presidential nominee,[9] and was most likely to win.[10][11][12][13] He won the presidential election by 58.46%.

  1. ^ Athumani, Rose (25 May 2015). "CCM presidential poll roster out". Daily News. Dodoma. Archived from the original on 18 October 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  2. ^ "Forms for Presidency: CCM June 3, CUF today". The Guardian. 25 May 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  3. ^ Kamndaya, Samuel (25 May 2015). "CCM sets tougher terms for presidential aspirants". The Citizen. Dodoma. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  4. ^ O'Gorman, Melanie (26 April 2012). "Why the CCM won't lose: the roots of single-party dominance in Tanzania". Journal of Contemporary African Studies. 30 (2): 313–333. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.410.9369. doi:10.1080/02589001.2012.669566. S2CID 17134713.
  5. ^ Manson, Katrina (30 September 2013). "Three issues loom over Tanzania's political scene". Financial Times. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  6. ^ Laing, Aislinn (7 April 2015). "Tanzania's president Jakaya Kikwete says: I can't wait to step down". The Daily Telegraph. Johannesburg. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  7. ^ "A Conversation with the President of Tanzania, Jakaya Kikwete" (Interview). Interviewed by Monde Muyangwa. Washington, D.C.: Wilson Center. 3 April 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  8. ^ "'I am not backing anyone in Ikulu race', Kikwete stresses". Daily News. The Hague. 10 June 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  9. ^ CCM [@ccm_tanzania] (12 July 2015). "Mkutano Mkuu wa Taifa umefanikiwa kumteua mgombea Urais.." (Tweet) (in Swahili). Retrieved 12 July 2015 – via Twitter.
  10. ^ "CCM meetings to select presidential candidate under way". Economist Intelligence Unit. 8 July 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2015. CCM's candidate is almost certain to become the country's next president.
  11. ^ Kulekana, John (7 July 2015). "Tanzania's ruling party to pick presidential candidate". AFP. Archived from the original on November 20, 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2015. with the winner expected to take the .. country's top job.
  12. ^ Ng'wanakilala, Fumbuka (31 May 2015). "Ex-Tanzanian prime minister Lowassa launches presidential bid". Reuters. Archived from the original on 8 July 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2015. Whoever wins the ruling party nomination is all but assured of taking office after Kikwete.
  13. ^ "Ruling parties scoff at 'Nigeria template': Ethiopia declares election success, Tanzania to pick presidential candidate". Mail & Guardian. 25 May 2015. Archived from the original on October 10, 2017. Retrieved 8 July 2015. It is widely expected to retain its tenacious grip on power.