The 2020 Chama Cha Mapinduzi presidential primaries occurred in July 2020. Incumbent president and 2015 nominee, John Magufuli, ran unopposed for his second term for the President of Tanzania and so there was no primary vote for the Union presidency position. However, Zanzibar president Ali Mohamed Shein is ineligible for re-election due to term limits and a primary was held to determine the Zanzibar presidential nominee. The winners of the primary are the CCM candidates for the 2020 Tanzanian general election and the 2020 Zanzibari general election.
Background Presidential aspirants must submit their intent to run to the party by June 30, 2020. Each aspirant has to be able to collect 250 sponsors from 12 regions (including 2 from Zanzibar). The party secretariat convened in Dodoma in July to make their decisions. The candidates were vetted by the party congress and names of a select few will be submitted to the National Executive Committee of the party to select the candidate.
Union Presidential Candidates Incumbent president Dr John Magufuli and party chairman ran unopposed to get the party ticket for re-election. Former foreign minister of Tanzania Bernard Membe intended to collect party nomination forms to contest against the incumbent president, however, the CCM central committee expelled Membe from the party. Following the decision, he returned his party card to leave the party.
Zanzibar Presidential Candidates The following candidates have been listed according to the dates that they expressed interest or formally announced their candidacy.
CandidateBackgroundNotes Born 1950 (age 70), Hometown: Unguja, Zanzibar Alma mater: Columbia University Tanzanian Diplomat and Ambassador Son of 1st President of Zanzibar, Abeid Karume Brother of 6th President of Zanzibar, Amani Abeid Karume Born 1966 (age 53), Hometown: Unguja, Zanzibar Alma mater: Marmara University (MD), Hammersmith Hospital (PhD) Member of Parliament for Kwahani Minister of Defence and National Service in Magufuli cabinet Son of 2nd President of Tanzania, Ali Hassan Mwinyi Decaled candidacy on June 18, 2020 Retired Major General in Tanzania People's Defence Force Ex-Tanzanian Ambassador to Egypt (2017-2019) Decaled candidacy on June 18, 2020 Decaled candidacy on June 18, 2020 Decaled candidacy on June 18, 2020 Decaled candidacy on June 18, 2020 Born 1962 (age 57), Hometown: Unguja, Zanzibar Alma mater:UDSM (BA), OUT (LL.B) Former Chief Minister of Zanzibar Former Union Minister Decaled candidacy on June 18, 2020 Former Member of Parliament Chumbuni Declared candidacy on June 19, 2020 Minister of Information and Tourism in Zanzibar Son of Zanzibar revolutionary Thabit Kombo Declared candidacy on June 19, 2020 Declared candidacy on June 19, 2020 Born 1961 (age 59), Hometown: Pemba, Zanzibar Alma mater: Astrakhan State TU (MSc), University of NSW (PhD) Member of Parliament Minister of Water and Irrigation in Magufuli cabinet Declared candidacy on June 19, 2020 First female presidential aspirant Declared candidacy on June 19, 2020 Former chairman Zanzibar Election Commission Declared candidacy on June 20, 2020 Held previous ministerial positions in the Zanzibar Government Son of 2nd President of Zanzibar, Aboud Jumbe Declared candidacy on June 26, 2020
Declined to Run
Samia Suluhu, Vice-President of Tanzania, declined to run for the election ticket. citing that the move would be a demotion from her current title.
Results
Union Presidency Since John Magufuli ran unopposed, he was automatically nominated as the party's candidate as the nominee for the president of Tanzania.
Zanzibar Presidency
Central Committee On July 9, 2020, the central committee picked 5 names from the list of over 31 presidential aspirants. Of the 5, three names were passed down to the National Executive Council for popular vote.
National Executive Council On July 10, 2020, the National Executive Council of the party voted on the 3 names passed down by the Central Committee. A total of 164 NEC members took part in the voting, and Hussein Mwinyi won the party nomination by a landslide. Candidates Qualified by CCQualified for NEC VoteNEC Votes%Hussein MwinyiKhalid Salum MohamedShamsi Vuai NahodhaMakame MbarawaKhamis Mussa OmarResults: The Citizen
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