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What Tanzania’s law says on presidential succession
10:30 CAT | 18 Mar 2021
Vice-President Samia Hassan (l) is set to be sworn in as president
Tanzania is mourning a sitting president for the first time in its history following the death of President John Magufuli on Wednesday evening.
According to the constitution, Vice-President Samia Suluhu Hassan will be sworn in as the new president and should serve the remainder of Mr Magufuli’s five-year team which he began last year..
Ms Hassan will be the sixth president of Tanzania and the second from the country’s semi-autonomous islands of Zanzibar.
After taking the oath of office, she will consult with her ruling CCM party to nominate a vice-president.
According to the constitution, since she hails from Zanzibar, her deputy is required to come from the mainland.
The nominee will be confirmed by parliament by a minimum of 50% of all members of parliament.
Should Ms Hassan stay as president for three years or more, the law states that she will be allowed to run for the presidency only once.
Source: BBC
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