Tanzania parliament elects new speaker after political feud

The 46-year-old Ackson takes over at a time when rifts have emerged in the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) party as it prepares for new elections due in 2025.

Tanzania's president Samia Suluhu Hassan has accused rivals of trying to damage her leadership since she became Tanzania's first woman president in March last year (AFP)

By: NewVision Reporter, Journalists @NewVision

Tanzania's parliament elected a new speaker on Tuesday following the resignation of her predecessor in a public feud with the president that rocked the ruling party.

Tulia Ackson, who had been

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Tanzania parliament elects new speaker after political feud

The 46-year-old Ackson takes over at a time when rifts have emerged in the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) party as it prepares for new elections due in 2025.

Tanzania's president Samia Suluhu Hassan has accused rivals of trying to damage her leadership since she became Tanzania's first woman president in March last year (AFP)

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