Zanzibar’s CUF in talks with Chadema for joint bid in 2020

CUF supporters after cancellation of Zanzibar election results on October 30, 2015. FILE PHOTO | TONY KARUMBA |

Zanzibar’s main opposition party, Civic United Front (CUF), has said it will co-operate with the Mainland’s Chama cha Demokrasia na Maendeleo (Chadema) to unseat Chama cha Mapinduzi in the next election.

Seif Sharif Hamad, a five-time presidential contender, told The EastAfrican that the party is in talks with Chadema to co-operate under Ukawa, an alliance for a new constitution, in the 2020 elections.