Yes, they seem to be winning. It is difficult for anyone to oust them without deep reforms in the electorate process - as well as a better approach by the opposition. This time the opposition tried to have a 'coalition' and get a 'strong' candidate from the ruling party but, alas, his 'track record' on corruption and 'ailing' condition is hardly paying off.
Besides, the main opposition party ousted one of its popular young leader who ended up co-forming a new party and, by the look of the numbers, it seems the ruling party is clinching a lot of votes in the areas he is hailing from.
Ironically, the Electoral Commission seems to be focusing more on first announcing were the ruling party is leading.
From: Ibrahim Abdullah <ibdullah@gmail.com>
To: usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, October 27, 2015 3:14 AM
Subject: USA Africa Dialogue Series - CCM out?
Chambi:--
What is the story with CCM? Are they likely to clinch the polls? If they go it will only remain Botswana, and to a certain extent Sierra Leone, where the parties that inherited the colonial state are still in power in non-settler colonies.
The former settler colonies are virtually one-party states, with the exception of Guinea-Bissau where the PAIGC is dead amd the country divided into two.
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