Tanzania president moves to ease fears over election

John Magafuli, who is expected to run for a second term this year, has been accused of targeting the press and his political opponents.Tanzanian President John Magufuli has promised this year's general election will be"free and fair" and invited international monitors to observe proceedings amid concerns of a democratic crackdown in the East African nation.

Magufuli's long-ruling CCM party won 99 percent of seats in local government polls in November that the US and Britain said lacked credibility and transparency. The strongman president, who is expected to run for a second term this year, has been accused of targeting the press and his political opponents in Tanzania, once viewed as a stable democracy in the region.

Speaking before an audience including foreign diplomats and senior UN officials, Magufuli sought to assuage fears about the election, which is due to be held sometime this year although no date has yet been set. "We will ensure the general election, which is important in a democratic country, is peaceful, free and fair," the president said late Tuesday at an annual dinner for dignitaries in Dar es Salaam.

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