Tanzania’s electoral body bars ACT Wazalendo’s presidential candidate Luhaga Mpina from vying
The move comes just four days after Mpina secured a victory at the High Court in Dodoma, where judges overturned the Commission's earlier attempt to block his nomination.
ACT Wazalendo's presidential hopeful, Luhaga Joelson Mpina, on Monday was struck off the ballot once again, this time by Tanzania's Electoral Commission, following an objection lodged by Attorney General Hamza Said Johari.
The move comes just four days after Mpina secured a victory at the High Court in Dodoma, where judges overturned the Commission's earlier attempt to block his nomination.
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The Attorney General now argues Mpina is disqualified under a ruling by the Registrar of Political Parties, a claim ACT Wazalendo has dismissed as "baseless" and politically motivated.
The party squarely blames the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) for engineering the objections to edge out its candidate.
In a statement, ACT Wazalendo vowed to appeal the decision in court and indicated plans to formally challenge President Samia Suluhu Hassan's own nomination.
The drama unfolds in the run-up to Tanzania's elections, already marred by accusations of manipulation.
The country's largest opposition party, CHADEMA, has been barred from participating, while its firebrand leader, Tundu Lissu, remains in detention on treason charges.
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