Post-2025 Tanzania election forum: Leaders call for honest dialogue to protect union
Tanzanian political leaders met to discuss the future of the Union between the Mainland and Zanzibar following the 2025 General Election. Speakers emphasized the need for constitutional clarity and honest dialogue to maintain national stability and peace.
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The stability of the Tanzanian Union is a key factor in East African regional security and political development.
Dar es Salaam. Tanzania’s Union will need honest dialogue, constitutional clarity, and a willingness to protect its benefits if it is to remain strong for the next generation, speakers said on Tuesday, September 8, 2026, during a national meeting to discuss the country’s political situation following the 2025 General Election and the nation’s future.
Speaking at the event, the ruling CCM Vice Chairman for Tanzania Mainland, Mr Stephen Wasira, argued that the Union itself has delivered important benefits and that its stability cannot be separated from peace in either part of the country.
He said the movement of people between Zanzibar and the Mainland was among the practical benefits of the Union, while stressing that instability on one side would inevitably affect the other.
“The peace and stability of Zanzibar and the stability of the United Republic depend on each other,” he said.
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