Ruling party candidate wins Tanzanian presidential race

  • 12/15/2022
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DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania, Dec 18, SPA -- Jakaya Kikwete,presidential candidate for the ruling Revolutionary Party,has won Tanzania's third elections since multipartypolitics were reintroduced in 1992, securing 87.4 percentof the vote, an official document showed Sunday. Kikwete was declared winner according to a NationalElectoral Commission document, of which The AssociatedPress obtained a copy. He had been widely expected to beelected Tanzania's fourth president since its 1961independence from Britain. National Electoral Commissionofficials are shortly expected to announce the finalresults of Tanzania's elections, held on Wednesday. --SPA1240 Local Time 0940 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/312611

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