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The National Assembly of Tanzania was formed as the Legislative Council of Tanzania Mainland – then known as Tanganyika – in 1926. The Council was formed under a law enacted by the British Parliament called the Tanganyika Legislative Council Order and Council. The law was gazetted in Tanganyika on 18 June 1926.
Most members of the Bunge, Tanzania's National Assembly, are elected concurrently by direct popular vote for 5-year terms. Additional members are nominated by the President, and five seats are chosen by the Zanzibar House of Representatives. Further seats are reserved for female members who are selected by their parties.
Name Took office Left office Notes Adam Sapi Mkwawa: 26 April 1964 19 November 1973 Mkwawa was elected as Speaker of the National Assembly of Tanganyika on 27 November 1962 [2]
Tanzania has a five-level judiciary, which comprises the jurisdictions of tribal, Islamic, and British common law. [9] In mainland Tanzania, appeal is from the Primary Courts through the District Courts and Resident Magistrate Courts, to the High Courts, ending in the federal Court of Appeal. The Zanzibar court system parallels the legal system ...
Elections in Tanzania occur on both the local and national levels. The local government holds elections for street or village chair people. General elections at the national level elect the President and the members of the National Assembly. The president is elected for a five-year term. [1]
The East African Legislative Assembly was inaugurated on 30 November 2001 as the legislative arm of the newly revived East African Community. [3] The Assembly met in Arusha, Tanzania, where the Tripartite Commission announced it would upgrade to a treaty. [3]
Currently the party is the leading opposition party in the Zanzibar House of Representatives parliament holding political grounds together with Chama Cha Mapinduzi in a government coalition in Tanzania semi-autonomous Islands of Zanzibar archipelago.
The Party for Democracy and Progress (Swahili: Chama cha Demokrasia na Maendeleo), commonly known as Chadema, is a centre-right political party in Tanzania. [2]Chadema is the second-largest political party in Tanzania and campaigns on regional autonomous of self-governing states in the country.