CCM's John Magufuli declared Tanzania fifth president
CCM president-elect Dr John Pombe Magufuli and Ms Samia Suluhu Hassan, who will be Tanzania's first female vice-president. PHOTO | EDWIN MJWAHUZI
On the day he turned 56, Thursday, John Pombe Magufuli also became Tanzania's president-elect, winning 58.46 per cent a hotly contested vote, according to final results announced by the National Electoral Commission.
Mr Magufuli, the candidate of the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi party, collected 8,882,935 votes in an election that registered a lower-than-expected turnout of 67 per cent.
