{"id":8422,"date":"2025-05-09T10:34:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-09T10:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ahead.africa\/?post_type=event&#038;p=8422"},"modified":"2025-07-03T11:28:04","modified_gmt":"2025-07-03T11:28:04","slug":"webinar-tanzania-2025-elections","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/ahead.africa\/en\/event\/webinar-tanzania-2025-elections\/","title":{"rendered":"\ud83c\udf99\ufe0f Webinar | Tanzania 2025 elections: The Fight for Democracy and Electoral Justice in Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Tanzania stands at a critical crossroads<\/strong> in its democratic journey after the&nbsp;disqualification of the country\u2019s leading opposition party, CHADEMA, from contesting the October 2025 general elections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ahead of Tanzania\u2019s 2025 elections, CHADEMA launched the <strong>#NoReforms #NoElections <\/strong>campaign, demanding legal reforms insisting that without genuine reforms Tanzania\u2019s elections risk being a mere fa\u00e7ade of democracy. The government&#8217;s response? The arrest and prosecution of the CHADEMA chairperson, on charges widely considered politically motivated. On April 12, 2025, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) held a rushed ceremony for parties to sign the Electoral Code of Ethics. CHADEMA didn\u2019t attend and was disqualified\u2014despite no legal deadline\u2014raising concerns about fairness and transparency in the electoral process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>This situation echoes broader trends observed across Africa<\/strong>, where opposition leaders are increasingly criminalised, civic space is shrinking, and institutions critical to democratic consolidation are under threat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-98f97078b885464bc7e1a86c2274768d\">This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/live\/8duUX-jySnI\">webinar<\/a> brings together election experts, political analysts, civil society actors, and regional stakeholders to reflect on the following questions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Was CHADEMA\u2019s demand for reforms before the 2025 elections reasonable?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Can meaningful electoral reforms be achieved in Tanzania without amending the constitution?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What are the implications of CHADEMA\u2019s boycott and subsequent disqualification?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Are we witnessing an improvement or decline compared to the 2020 elections?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Is the criminalisation of opposition leaders, especially through treason charges, becoming a normalised tactic across the continent?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What does this mean for democratic norms like citizen participation, freedom of expression, and accountability?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-primary-alt-background-color has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:15px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100px\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"TANZANIA 2025 ELECTIONS: THE FIGHT FOR DEMOCRACY AND ELECTORAL JUSTICE IN AFRICA\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8duUX-jySnI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100px\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons has-custom-font-size is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\" style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.204), 16px);\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-50 has-custom-font-size\" style=\"font-size:14px\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-color has-tertiary-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/live\/8duUX-jySnI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Re(watch) webinar<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":8453,"template":"event","meta":{"_acf_changed":true},"class_list":["post-8422","event","type-event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ahead.africa\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event\/8422","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ahead.africa\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ahead.africa\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/event"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ahead.africa\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8453"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ahead.africa\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8422"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}