Access the full text.
Sign up today, get DeepDyve free for 14 days.
References for this paper are not available at this time. We will be adding them shortly, thank you for your patience.
The island’s stability is more assured as a government of national unity is anticipated. An overwhelming 66.4% of voters in Zanzibar are in favour of the formation of a government of national unity, official results of a referendum held on July 31st have indicated. Some 188,705 people gave an emphatic Yes in the referendum against 95,613, or 33.6% of those who voted, who gave a No, to emerge victorious in the exercise that will significantly alter the history and politics of Zanzibar. In total, 293,039 (71.9%) of the voters turned out to take part. There were 8,721 (3%) spoilt votes. The results were announced on August 1st at Bwawani centre in Zanzibar town by the Zanzibar Electoral Commission (ZEC) Chairman Mr Khatib Mwinyichande. By this outcome, Zanzibar will now be expected to amend its Constitution and include an article which allows the formation of a government of national unity. It is anticipated, therefore, that the government of national unity would be formed after the General Election scheduled for October 31st, which would include a President from the winning party, first vice‐president from the party that would emerge in the second position and second vice‐president from the winning party.
Africa Research Bulletin: Political, Social and Cultural Series – Wiley
Published: Sep 1, 2010
Read and print from thousands of top scholarly journals.
Already have an account? Log in
Bookmark this article. You can see your Bookmarks on your DeepDyve Library.
To save an article, log in first, or sign up for a DeepDyve account if you don’t already have one.
Copy and paste the desired citation format or use the link below to download a file formatted for EndNote
Access the full text.
Sign up today, get DeepDyve free for 14 days.
All DeepDyve websites use cookies to improve your online experience. They were placed on your computer when you launched this website. You can change your cookie settings through your browser.