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Message: [QUOTE="Nehanda, post: 22714, member: 2262"] Tanzania's Top Opposition Party Faces Leadership Battle. The main opposition party in Tanzania, Chadema, has a big choice to make. Two of its most important leaders both want to be the boss. Freeman Mbowe has led Chadema for almost 20 years and is currently the chairman. But Tundu Lissu wants to take his place. Lissu is the vice chairman of Chadema and has even run for president. He and Mbowe don't always agree, which shows that not everyone in the party thinks the same way. This leadership battle is happening at an important time. In 2025, Tanzania will have a big election. Chadema will probably run against Tanzania's first woman president, who is from a different party called CCM. Lissu told everyone he wanted to be the chairman of Chadema in early December. The party will choose a new leader in early 2025. At first, Lissu wanted to keep being vice chairman. But then he changed his mind. He wants the top job instead. Lissu thinks he would be a good leader because he has always fought for human rights in Tanzania and is not afraid to speak up. He wants the party and the people to stand up to the government, which he thinks is too controlling. Lissu says President Samia promised to improve things when she took over, but he doesn't think she has done enough. In the last election, her party won almost all the seats, which Lissu says shows her plans aren't working. Lissu wants Tanzania to have a new system. He thinks the country needs a new constitution and better election laws. He came back to Tanzania in January 2023 after being away for a while. But not everyone in Chadema is happy that Lissu wants to be chairman. Some people in the party don't agree on how to deal with the government since Samia became president. Lissu used to want to be vice chairman, but he suddenly wanted to be chairman instead. This shows problems in the party. Lissu is worried about "dirty money" in Chadema and wonders where it came from. Lissu talked about opposition parties in Tanzania. He said they have a chance to get stronger. But they need good leaders who stick to what they believe in. Some people think Lissu was saying Mbowe is not a good leader. The leadership fight in Chadema is a big deal. The party needs to come together to have a chance in the next election. But right now, there seem to be many disagreements. The party will have to work hard to fix this before 2025. [/QUOTE]

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