Police in Tanzania fire shots, tear gas at protesters after chaotic election

DAR ES SALAAM – Fresh protests have broken out in Tanzania’s major cities, a day after elections marred by clashes between opposition supporters and the police.

Gunfire was heard in the northern city of Mwanza, while clashes broke out in the capital Dodoma and the main city Dar es Salaam, which is under heavy security with major roads blocked.

Protesters accuse the government of undermining democracy, as the main opposition leader, Tundu Lissu, is in jail and another opposition figure was disqualified from the presidential election, bolstering President Samia Suluhu Hassan’s chances of winning.

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