(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - The Revolutionary State Party (CCM) is clearly the dominant political party in Tanzania, according to a poll by REPOA, Michigan State University, and Afrobarometer. 79 per cent of respondents would vote for the nominee of the CCM in the next presidential election.
The candidates representing the Civic United Front (CCW) and the Party for Democracy and Progress (CHADEMA) are far behind, with four per cent each. Only one per cent of respondents would support the candidate of the National Convention for Construction and Reform (NCCR).
Tanzania held presidential and legislative elections in December 2005. The CCM’s Jakaya Kikwete won the ballot with 80.2 per cent of the vote. His party also won most of the seats in the legislature, followed by the CCW.
On May 21, Kikwete met with United States president Barack Obama and U.S. state secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton in Washington. The Tanzanian president told Clinton before his meeting with Obama: "I’m here to reaffirm our commitment for continued cooperation and friendship. We have excellent relations on a political level, a bilateral level. We see eye-to-eye on many international issues. We work together at the multilateral level. I’m here to give you that assurance for continued cooperation efforts."
Polling Data
If a presidential election were held tomorrow, which party’s candidate would you vote for?
Revolutionary State Party (CCM) 79%
Civic United Front (CUF) 4%
Party for Democracy and Progress (CHADEMA) 4%
National Convention for Construction and Reform (NCCR) 1%
Source: REPOA / Michigan State University / Afrobarometer
Methodology: Face-to-face interviews with 1,208 Tanzanian adults, conducted in June and July 2008. Margin of error is 2 per cent.
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