admin
The 60-year-old incumbent’s closest rival, Wilbrod Slaa, was credited with 26 percent of the vote but snubbed the much-delayed announcement of the results after alleging the ballot was rigged.
“I now declare Jakaya Kikwete to have been elected president of the United Republic of Tanzania,” National Electoral Commission chairman Lewis Makame said at a ceremony in Dar es Salaam.
Makame said only 42 percent of the 20 million registered voters turned out last Sunday for the east African country’s fourth multi-party general elections.
“The turnout was very low, unacceptably low,” said Ibrahim Lipumba of the Civic United Front, who came a distant third with eight percent of the vote.-AFP
Online Reporter