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| Tanzania election: Zanzibar vote annulled after fight | Tanzania election: Zanzibar vote annulled after fight |
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| Elections in Zanzibar have been annulled for not being free and fair, the electoral chief on the Tanzanian archipelago has announced. | Elections in Zanzibar have been annulled for not being free and fair, the electoral chief on the Tanzanian archipelago has announced. |
| Rows between rival electoral commissioners had led to physical fights, Jecha Salim Jecha said. | |
| The opposition says the vote on the islands was cancelled because it won. | The opposition says the vote on the islands was cancelled because it won. |
| The main challenger in the national presidential election, Edward Lowassa, said the problems in Zanzibar could be mirrored across the country. | The main challenger in the national presidential election, Edward Lowassa, said the problems in Zanzibar could be mirrored across the country. |
| 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. |
| The elections in Tanzania are the most competitive in the country's history, with four opposition parties forming the Ukawa coalition to challenge the ruling CCM's 54-year grip on power. | The elections in Tanzania are the most competitive in the country's history, with four opposition parties forming the Ukawa coalition to challenge the ruling CCM's 54-year grip on power. |
| Previous elections have turned violent on semi-autonomous Zanzibar, whose two main islands are Unguja, often referred to as Zanzibar, and Pemba. | Previous elections have turned violent on semi-autonomous Zanzibar, whose two main islands are Unguja, often referred to as Zanzibar, and Pemba. |
| Mr Lowassa urged his supporters to remain calm and not to engage in street protests. | Mr Lowassa urged his supporters to remain calm and not to engage in street protests. |
| '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. |
| 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. | 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 ballot papers for the national presidential election have been taken to Tanzania's main city Dar es Salaam, where they will continue to be counted. | The ballot papers for the national presidential election have been taken to Tanzania's main city Dar es Salaam, where they will continue to be counted. |
| It is unclear if and when new elections for Zanzibar's president and parliament will be held. | It is unclear if and when new elections for Zanzibar's president and parliament will be held. |
| Analysis: Sammy Awami, BBC News, Zanzibar: | Analysis: Sammy Awami, BBC News, Zanzibar: |
| Never before has an election in Zanzibar - a popular tourist destination - been scrapped. So we are entering uncharted waters. | Never before has an election in Zanzibar - a popular tourist destination - been scrapped. So we are entering uncharted waters. |
| And yet, this election - unlike previous ones - has not been marred by riots and violence. | And yet, this election - unlike previous ones - has not been marred by riots and violence. |
| There was, however, some tension, which led to the closure of roads and businesses. | There was, however, some tension, which led to the closure of roads and businesses. |
| On Monday, the main opposition candidate for the post of Zanzibar president, Maalim Seif Sharrif Hamad, declared himself the winner. | On Monday, the main opposition candidate for the post of Zanzibar president, Maalim Seif Sharrif Hamad, declared himself the winner. |
| His announcement attracted sharp rebuke from the governing CCM party, which called it illegal and a threat to the archipelago's stability. | His announcement attracted sharp rebuke from the governing CCM party, which called it illegal and a threat to the archipelago's stability. |
| But life was returning to normal when the archipelago's electoral commission chairman made the shock announcement that he was scrapping the poll because it was full of gross irregularities. | But life was returning to normal when the archipelago's electoral commission chairman made the shock announcement that he was scrapping the poll because it was full of gross irregularities. |
| At that point results from 36 of the 54 constituencies had been released. | At that point results from 36 of the 54 constituencies had been released. |
| More on Zanzibar | More on Zanzibar |
| Tanzania's tightly contested election: | Tanzania's tightly contested election: |
| Could CCM lose? | Could CCM lose? |
| Money, power and politics | Money, power and politics |