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Independent poll gives Tanzania ruling party lead before October election

Xinhua, September 22, 2015 Adjust font size:

Some 65 percent of Tanzanians preferred to vote for the ruling party's presidential candidate John Magufuli ahead of the October election, according to an independent poll published on Tuesday.

"More than 62 percent (of Tanzanians) report that they feel closest to the ruling CCM party out of all political parties," said the report by Twaweza, an organization aiming to promote transparency in the east African nation.

Tanzanians will go to the polls on Oct. 25 to elect a new president and the members of parliament.

The poll showed 60 percent of Tanzanians would vote for CCM PMs, suggesting a possible return of the level of support for the ruling party last seen in 2012.

The main opposition CHADEMA party continued to come second, with its presidential candidate Edward Lowassa winning 25 percent of the vote in the poll.

Eight candidates are to contest the presidency of East Africa's second-biggest nation. Endit