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“It was difficult… there were blows and wounds during the campaign. Nonetheless, the time has come to heal them,” said Kikwete, 60, during his swearing-in ceremony to a new five-year term.
Kikwete, who captured 61 percent of the vote according to results announced Friday, said that his re-election last weekend along with the resounding victory of his Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) party in legislative polls “proved Tanzanians continue to have confidence” in the ruling party.
“We must also ensure that peace prevails in our country,” Kikwete added of the impoverished but stable east African nation. “Troublemakers will not be tolerated.”-AFP
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