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Statement on Election re-run in Zanzibar

Statement on Election re-run in Zanzibar

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The High Commissioners and Ambassadors to Tanzania of Belgium, Canada, Denmark, the European Union, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States, today issued the following statement regarding the election re-run which took place in Zanzibar on March 20th, 2016:

바카라 사이트śWe regret the Zanzibar Electoral Commission바카라 사이트™s decision to hold a re-run of the 25 October 2015 election, without a mutually acceptable and negotiated solution to the current political impasse.

바카라 사이트śIn order to be credible, electoral processes must be inclusive and truly representative of the will of the people.

바카라 사이트śWe reiterate our call on the 바카라 사이트 of Tanzania to exercise leadership in Zanzibar, and to pursue a negotiated solution between parties, with a view to maintaining peace and unity in the United Republic of Tanzania.

바카라 사이트śWe commend once again the population of Zanzibar for having exercised calm and restraint throughout this process, and call on all parties and their supporters to re-start the national reconciliation process to find an inclusive, sustainable and peaceful resolution.바카라 사이트ť

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Published 22 March 2016