""In this election, the ruling CCM [Chama Cha Mapinduzi] is competing against less powerful parties," Luqman Maloto, a Dar es Salaam-based political analyst, told DW. "Looking at the campaign scenes, some of these parties aren't even capable of holding rallies. It's as if CCM is going unopposed." Erosion of political competition The main opposition's absence has ignited a national debate over its role."
"In previous years, these parties were crucial in strengthening parliamentary debates, questioning government performance and raising alternative policy arguments. "Never before in its 30 years of multiparty democracy has Tanzania witnessed such a situation," said Khalifa Said, founder of the independent online media platform, The Chanzo. "It's an unexpected and unusual situation in a multiparty system, one that deprives citizens of their right to elect people they want in public offices," he told DW."
Chadema is boycotting the presidential election demanding fundamental electoral reforms while ACT-Wazalendo's candidate Luhaga Mpina was disqualified by the electoral commission. Smaller registered parties exist but historically win under 5% of votes, producing minimal genuine competition. President Samia Suluhu Hassan's path to the presidency appears clearer amid weakened opposition participation. Observers note many opposition parties lack capacity to hold rallies and that diminished opposition presence reduces parliamentary scrutiny, limits alternative policy debate, and raises concerns about the future of pluralistic democracy in Tanzania.
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