Tanzania to hold vote on new constitution, possibly after May

10 October 2014
Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete, President of Tanzania. Reuters/Lucas Jackson
Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete, President of Tanzania, addresses the 69th United Nations General Assembly at the U.N. headquarters in New York September 25, 2014. Credit: Reuters/Lucas Jackson
<p><span><span class="focusParagraph">&nbsp;</span></span></p><p>Tanzania will hold a referendum on a new constitution, possibly after the electoral register is updated in May, the president said on Wednesday, following an opposition boycott of the drafting of the document and threats of protests against it.</p><p> <span>&nbsp;</span></p><p>An assembly dominated by the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) party and its allies approved the draft on Oct. 2, against the wishes of main opposition groups. They had walked out of the drafting body, saying the CCM was ignoring their suggestions.</p><p><span>&nbsp;</span></p>
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