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John Magufuli is known as "The
Bulldozer"
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Tanzania's
governing CCM party candidate John Magufuli has won the presidential election
with 58% of the vote, the electoral commission says. His
main rival Edward Lowassa has rejected the official results that gave him 40%
of the ballots cast.
The opposition Ukawa coalition candidate earlier
claimed he had won with 62% of the vote.
The elections on Sunday were the most fierce the
governing party faced after 54 years in power.
John Magufuli, CCM: 8,882,935 votes - 58.46%
Edward Lowassa, Ukawa: 6,072,848 votes - 39.97%
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| Meanwhile Mr Magufuli's supporters have been celebrating on the streets of the main city Dar es Salaam |
