2025 Tanzanian general election explained

Election Date:	October 2025
Country:	Tanzania
Previous Election:	2020 Tanzanian general election
Previous Year:	2020
Next Election:	2030 Tanzanian general election
Next Year:	2030
Module:	Embed: yes Election Name: Presidential election Candidate1: TBD Party1: Chama Cha Mapinduzi Candidate2: TBD Party2: Chadema Before Election: Samia Suluhu Hassan Before Party: CCM President

General elections are due to be held in Tanzania in 2025.^[1]

Electoral system

The President of Tanzania is elected by plurality voting; the candidate who receives the most votes is elected. Article 39(1) of the 1977 constitution requires candidates to be Tanzanian citizens by birth, at least 40 years old, be nominated by a political party of which they are a member, be qualified to be an MP or a member of the Zanzibar House of Representatives, and not have any convictions related to tax evasion.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Web site: EISA's 2025 African election calendar. 2024-04-11. EISA.
2. Web site: 1977. Constitution of Tanzania. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20101217023916/http://www.judiciary.go.tz/downloads/constitution.pdf. 17 December 2010. 7 July 2015. Judiciary of Tanzania. Article 39(1).