The ruling party has advantages in the rural areas where other parties cannot manage to campaign or have very little support, and they have invested a lot.
The opposition party, Chadema, protested against what it said were unfair disqualifications of some of its candidates, citing incidents of violence against members.
The Catholic Church in Tanzania condemned the violence, saying the country was going through a trying period filled with pain and suffering.
Opposition politicians face frequent arrests, abductions, and killings, which rights groups and Western governments have cited as evidence of repression.
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