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· Tundu Lissu, Tanzania’s opposition leader and 2020 presidential candidate has left for Brussels after fighting unsuccessfully against incumbent president John Magufuli
· In the meantime, Magufuli was sworn in for a second-five year term on November 5 in the Tanzanian capital in the midst of heavy army security ahead of the swearing-in ceremony
· Leaders of the East African nation’s two main opposition parties- ACT Wazalendo and CHADEMA- who refuse to recognize Magufuli’s win, have been charged with organizing an unlawful assembly
Tundu Lissu, Tanzania’s opposition leader and 2020 presidential candidate has left for Brussels after fighting unsuccessfully against incumbent president John Magufuli. Lissu, earlier had sought refuge in the German Embassy in Dar Es Salaam alleging that there were threats to his life.
He had sustained severe injuries at an assassination attempt in 2017. The opposition leader had received 12.8% of the electoral votes against President Magufuli’s 84%. Lissu has asked the international community not to recognize the election results.
In the meantime, Magufuli was sworn in for a second-five year term on November 5 in the Tanzanian capital in the midst of heavy army security ahead of the swearing-in ceremony. Leaders of the East African nation’s two main opposition parties- ACT Wazalendo and CHADEMA- who refuse to recognize Magufuli’s win, have been charged with organizing an unlawful assembly.
