2020 Chama Cha Mapinduzi presidential primaries

The 2020 Chama Cha Mapinduzi presidential primaries took place in July 2020. Incumbent president and 2015 nominee, John Magufuli ran unopposed for his second term for the President of Tanzania and so there was no primary vote for the Union presidency position.[1] However, Zanzibar president Ali Mohamed Shein is ineligible for re-election due to term limits and a primary was held to determine the Zanzibar presidential nominee. The winners of the primary are the CCM candidates for the 2020 Tanzanian general election and the 2020 Zanzibari general election.

CCM Zanzibar presidential primaries, 2020
July 2020
 
Candidate Hussein Mwinyi Khalid Salum Mohamed Shamsi Vuai Nahodha
Party CCM CCM CCM
Popular vote 129 19 16
Percentage 78.66% 11.58% 9.75%
Presidential Nominee before election

Ali Mohamed Shein
CCM

 Elected Presidential Nominee

Hussein Mwinyi
CCM

Background

Presidential aspirants are required to submit their intent to run to the party by June 30th 2020. Each aspirant has to be able to collect 250 sponsors from 12 regions (including 2 from Zanzibar). The party secretariat convened in Dodoma in July to make their decisions. The candidates were vetted by the party congress and names of a select few will be submitted to the National Executive Committee of the party to select the candidate.[2]

Union Presidential Candidates

Incumbent president Dr John Magufuli and party chairman ran unopposed to get the party ticket for re-election.[3] Former foreign minister of Tanzania Bernard Membe intended to collect party nomination forms to contest against the incumbent president, however, the CCM central committee expelled Membe from the party.[4] Following the decision he returned his party card to leave the party.[5]

Zanzibar Presidential Candidates

The following candidates have been listed according to the dates that they expressed interest or formally announced their candidacy.

Candidate Background Notes

Ali Karume

Hussein Mwinyi

Maj Gen. Issa Suleimani Nassor
  • Decaled candidacy on June 18, 2020

Bakari Juma
  • Decaled candidacy on June 18, 2020[9]

Hijja Mohamed
  • Decaled candidacy on June 18, 2020[9]

Yahya Mwinyi
  • Decaled candidacy on June 18, 2020[9]

Shamsi Nahodha
  • Decaled candidacy on June 18, 2020[9]

Omar Sheha Mussa
  • Declared candidacy on June 19, 2020[9]

Mahmoud Thabit Kombo
  • Minister of Information and Tourism in Zanzibar
  • Son of Zanzibar revolutionary Thabit Kombo[10]

Abdulkharim Mohammed Ali
  • Declared candidacy on June 19, 2020[9]

Haji Rashid Pandu
  • Declared candidacy on June 19, 2020[9]

Makame Mbarawa
  • Declared candidacy on June 19, 2020[9]

Mwantumu Mussa Sultan
  • First female presidential aspirant
  • Declared candidacy on June 19, 2020[9]

Jecha Salum Jecha
  • Former chairman Zanzibar Election Commission
  • Declared candidacy on June 20, 2020

Mustafa Aboud Jumbe
  • Held previous ministerial positions in the Zanzibar Government

Declined to Run

Results

Union Presidency

Since John Magufuli ran unopposed, he was automatically nominated as the party's candidate as the nominee for the president of Tanzania.

Central Committee

On July 9, 2020, the central committee picked 5 names from the list of over 31 presidential aspirants. Of the 5, three names were passed down to the National Executive council for popular vote.[13][14]

National Executive Council

On July 10, 2020, the National Executive council of the party voted on the 3 names passed down by the Central Committee. A total of 164 NEC members took part in the voting and Hussein Mwinyi won the party nomination by a landslide.[15]

Candidates Qualified by CC Qualified for NEC Vote NEC Votes %
Hussein Mwinyi
Yes
129
78.65
Khalid Salum Mohamed
Yes
19
11.58
Shamsi Vuai Nahodha
Yes
16
9.75
Makame Mbarawa
Khamis Mussa Omar
164
100
Results: The Citizen[15]

References
  1. huaxia. "Tanzanian president Magufuli seeks re-election". Xinhua. Archived from the original on June 22, 2020.
  2. Kolumbia, Louis (2020-06-15). "Tanzania: 'Our Presidential Nominees' to Be Known On July 12 - CCM". allAfrica.com. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
  3. "Crucial test for Tanzania's opposition wish for a joint". The Citizen. Retrieved 2020-07-08.
  4. "Membe insists he's still a CCM member, but party says no way". The Citizen. Retrieved 2020-07-08.
  5. Kolumbia, Louis (2020-07-07). "Tanzania: Membe Finally Parts Ways With Ruling Party CCM". allAfrica.com. Retrieved 2020-07-08.
  6. "Race for Zanzibar presidency hots up". The East African. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
  7. "Zanzibar presidential primaries: Minister Mwinyi picks up forms". www.ippmedia.com. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
  8. "Zanzibar — Five Vie for CCM Presidential Nomination - Communal News". Retrieved 2020-06-20.
  9. "Race for Zanzibar Presidential race hots up as Mbarawa joins". The Citizen. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
  10. Ap (1986-08-31). "Thabit Kombo". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
  11. "Jumbe's son joins race for Zanzibar presidency". The Citizen. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
  12. "Tanzania Vice President Samia Suluhu rules out 2020 run". The Citizen. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
  13. "CCM committee picks final three Zanzibar presidential candidates". The Citizen. Retrieved 2020-07-11.
  14. "Pundits, politicians react to Mwinyi choice for Z'bar polls". The Citizen. Retrieved 2020-07-11.
  15. "How Hussein Mwinyi won the race for Zanzibar ticket". The Citizen. Retrieved 2020-07-11.
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