2020 Chama Cha Mapinduzi presidential primaries

The 2020 Chama Cha Mapinduzi presidential primaries are scheduled to take place in July 2020. Incumbent president and 2015 nominee, John Magufuli will be running for his second term for the President of Tanzania and so there will be no primaries for the Union presidency position.[1] However, Zanzibar president Ali Mohamed Shein is ineligible for re-election due to term limits and a primary will be held to determine the Zanzibar presidential nominee.[2] The winners of the primary will be CCM candidates in the 2020 Tanzanian general election and the 2020 Zanzibari general election.

CCM Zanzibar presidential primaries, 2020
July 2020
President of Zanzibar before election

Ali Mohamed Shein

 CCM Zanzibar presidential nominee

TBD

Background

Presidential aspirants are required to submit their intent to run to the party by June 30th 2020. Each aspirant has to be able to collect 250 sponsors from 12 regions (including 2 from Zanzibar). The party secretariat will convene in Dodoma in July to make their decisions. The candidates will be vetted by the party congress and names of a select few will be submitted to the National Executive Committee of the party to select the candidate.[3]

Zanzibar Presidential Candidates

The following candidates have been listed according to the dates that they expressed interest or formally announced their candidacy.

Candidate Background Notes

Ali Karume

Hussein Mwinyi

Maj Gen. Issa Suleimani Nassor
  • Decaled candidacy on June 18th 2020

Bakari Juma
  • Decaled candidacy on June 18th 2020[7]

Hijja Mohamed
  • Decaled candidacy on June 18th 2020[7]

Yahya Mwinyi
  • Decaled candidacy on June 18th 2020[7]

Shamsi Nahodha
  • Born 1962 (age 557), Hometown: Unguja, Zanzibar
  • Alma mater:UDSM (BA), OUT (LL.B)
  • Former Chief Minister of Zanzibar
  • Former Union Minister
  • Decaled candidacy on June 18th 2020[7]

Omar Sheha Mussa
  • Declared candidacy on June 19th 2020[7]

Mahmoud Thabit Kombo
  • Minister of Information and Tourism in Zanzibar
  • Son of Zanzibar revolutionary Thabit Kombo[8]

Abdulkharim Mohammed Ali
  • Declared candidacy on June 19th 2020[7]

Haji Rashid Pandu
  • Declared candidacy on June 19th 2020[7]

Makame Mbarawa
  • Declared candidacy on June 19th 2020[7]

Mwantumu Mussa Sultan
  • First female presidential aspirant
  • Declared candidacy on June 19th 2020[7]

Jecha Salum Jecha
  • Former chairman Zanzibar Election Commision
  • Declared candidacy on June 20th 2020

Mustafa Aboud Jumbe
  • Held previous ministerial positions in the Zanzibar Government

Declined to Run

References
  1. huaxia. "Tanzanian president Magufuli seeks re-election". Xinhua.
  2. Agade, Halligan. "Race for presidency in Zanzibar gathers pace". CGTN Africa. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
  3. Kolumbia, Louis (2020-06-15). "Tanzania: 'Our Presidential Nominees' to Be Known On July 12 - CCM". allAfrica.com. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
  4. "Race for Zanzibar presidency hots up". The East African. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
  5. "Zanzibar presidential primaries: Minister Mwinyi picks up forms". www.ippmedia.com. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
  6. "Zanzibar — Five Vie for CCM Presidential Nomination - Communal News". Retrieved 2020-06-20.
  7. "Race for Zanzibar Presidential race hots up as Mbarawa joins". The Citizen. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
  8. Ap (1986-08-31). "Thabit Kombo". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
  9. "Jumbe's son joins race for Zanzibar presidency". The Citizen. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
  10. "Tanzania Vice President Samia Suluhu rules out 2020 run". The Citizen. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
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