Alliance for Change and Transparency

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Alliance for Change and Transparency
Chama cha Wazalendo  (Swahili)
AbbreviationACT
LeaderZitto Kabwe[1]
ChairpersonVacant
Secretary-GeneralAdo Shaib
SpokespersonSalim Biman
Registered5 May 2014
HeadquartersDar es Salaam
IdeologyDemocratic socialism[2]
Social democracy[3]
Factions:
Ujamaa[4][5]
Political positionLeft-wing
SloganTaifa kwanza!
Bunge
3 / 393
Zanzibar HoR
4 / 81
Election symbol
Open palm
Website
Party website

The Alliance for Change and Transparency (Swahili: Chama cha Wazalendo, lit. 'Party of Patriots'), sometimes known as the ACT–Wazalendo, is the third-largest political party in Tanzania.[6] It received its permanent registration in May 2014.[7]

Background[]

The party was founded in 2014.[8] The party fielded its first presidential candidate in the 2015 general election with Anna Mghwira and won 1 seat in the national assembly. Prominent members of the party are MP Zitto Kabwe, Seif Sharif Hamad, Bernard Membe, Juma Duni Haji, Ismail Jussa, Selemani Bungara, , , , , , , , , Masoud Salim, , , , , , , Khatib Haji, Haji Kai, , , , Abdalla Ali, Yussuf Khamis, Mgeni Jadi Kadika and Abubakar Khamis Bakary.[9][10] Zitto who formally joined the party in March 2015 following his expulsion from Chadema.[4]

The party got a second boost in March 2019 when Seif Sharif Hamad defected from his party Civic United Front and joined ACT due to a court ruling against control of his previous party.[11]

Election performance[]

Presidential elections[]

Election Party candidate Votes % Result
2015 Anna Mghwira 98,763 0.65% Lost Red XN
2020 Bernard Membe 81,129 0.55% Lost Red XN

Bunge elections[]

Election Votes % Seats +/− Position Government
2015 323,112 2.22%
1 / 393
 Increase 1 Increase 4th Opposition
2020
5 / 393
 Increase 4 Increase 3rd Opposition

References[]

  1. ^ "Be ready for big surprise, says Zitto". The Citizen. Dar es Salaam. 9 April 2015. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
  2. ^ "ACT profile". ACT Wazalendo. 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-04-16. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
  3. ^ @ACTwazalendo (5 May 2014). "ACT-Tanzania is a political party founded on the social democratic principles with the aim of promoting change and transparency in Tanzania" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  4. ^ a b Kabendera, Eric (28 March 2015). "Return of Ujamaa as Zitto Kabwe defects to new party". TheEastAfrican. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  5. ^ Azizi, Arash (2017-04-04). "Democratizing Ujamaa". Jacobin. Retrieved 2021-10-27.
  6. ^ Mwangonde, Henry (4 March 2014). "TZ gets new political party, pledges wider democracy". The Citizen (Tanzania). Retrieved 2014-07-21.
  7. ^ "New Political Party Enters Scene With 'Mature Politics' Pledge". Daily News (Tanzania). 6 May 2014. Archived from the original on July 28, 2014. Retrieved 2016-10-17.
  8. ^ "Member : Alliance for Change and Transparency (ACT)". tcd.or.tz. Retrieved 2020-06-15.
  9. ^ "BREAKING: WAGOMBEA 11 WA ACT WAZALENDO WAPIGWA CHINI ZANZIBAR NA ZEC NA 1 CCM". KTV TZ (in Swahili). 19 September 2020.
  10. ^ "ACT receives 21 defecting MPs". The Citizen. 21 June 2020.
  11. ^ "More than meets the eye in Seif's move to join ACT-Wazalendo". The Citizen. Retrieved 2020-06-15.

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