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| Tanzania election: Zanzibar vote annulled over 'violations' | Tanzania election: Zanzibar vote annulled over 'violations' |
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| Elections on Tanzania's semi-autonomous archipelago of Zanzibar have been annulled for not being free and fair, the chairman of the islands' electoral commission has announced. | |
| Jecha Salum Jecha said youths had invaded polling stations, votes had been tampered with and electoral commissioners had exchanged blows. | Jecha Salum Jecha said youths had invaded polling stations, votes had been tampered with and electoral commissioners had exchanged blows. |
| The majority of the criticism were levelled at the vote on Pemba Island. | |
| Zanzibaris voted in local and national elections on Sunday. | Zanzibaris voted in local and national elections on Sunday. |
| The elections in Tanzania are the most competitive in the country's history, with four opposition parties forming the Ukawa coalition. | The elections in Tanzania are the most competitive in the country's history, with four opposition parties forming the Ukawa coalition. |
| Ukawa's national presidential candidate Edward Lowassa said discrepancies in Zanzibar's local elections could be mirrored in the national vote. | Ukawa's national presidential candidate Edward Lowassa said discrepancies in Zanzibar's local elections could be mirrored in the national vote. |
| Earlier, he called for the national electoral commission to stop releasing results, alleging the whole process nationwide had been marred by fraud. | Earlier, he called for the national electoral commission to stop releasing results, alleging the whole process nationwide had been marred by fraud. |
| He urged his supporters to remain calm and not to take to the streets and protest. | He urged his supporters to remain calm and not to take to the streets and protest. |
| Previous elections have turned violent on Zanzibar, which is made up of the islands of Unguja and Pemba and is popular with tourists. | |
| 'Agents ejected from polling stations' | 'Agents ejected from polling stations' |
| In his statement, Mr Jecha accused Zanzibari electoral commissioners of being partisan. | In his statement, Mr Jecha accused Zanzibari electoral commissioners of being partisan. |
| He said they did not know each other and their many differences had led to physical fights. | He said they did not know each other and their many differences had led to physical fights. |
| More votes had been cast in some areas than the registered number of voters, especially in Pemba, where some party agents had been ejected from polling stations, Mr Jecha said. | |
| The BBC's Sammy Awami in Zanzibar says tension has been rising on the islands over the last few days but so far there has been no violence. | The BBC's Sammy Awami in Zanzibar says tension has been rising on the islands over the last few days but so far there has been no violence. |
| There has been a heavy security presence and some streets have been closed, he says. | There has been a heavy security presence and some streets have been closed, he says. |
| Officials stopped announcing results on Tuesday after soldiers stormed the electoral commission compound in Zanzibar and locked people inside for more than three hours. | Officials stopped announcing results on Tuesday after soldiers stormed the electoral commission compound in Zanzibar and locked people inside for more than three hours. |
| On Monday, Ukawa candidate Seif Sharif Hamad had declared himself the winner of the Zanzibari presidential poll. | On Monday, Ukawa candidate Seif Sharif Hamad had declared himself the winner of the Zanzibari presidential poll. |
| This attracted a sharp rebuke from ruling CCM party officials, who said the declaration was illegal and risked the islands' stability, our reporter says. | This attracted a sharp rebuke from ruling CCM party officials, who said the declaration was illegal and risked the islands' stability, our reporter says. |
| It is unclear if and when new elections for the president and parliament of the archipelago will be held, he says. | It is unclear if and when new elections for the president and parliament of the archipelago will be held, he says. |
| Tanzania's tightly contested election: | Tanzania's tightly contested election: |
| Could CCM lose? | Could CCM lose? |
| Money, power and politics | Money, power and politics |