2025 Tanzanian general election
Samia Suluhu HassanGeneral elections are due to be held in Tanzania in 2025.[1] The President of Tanzania is elected by plurality voting; the candidate who receives the most votes is elected.Article 39(1) of the 1977 constitution requires candidates to be Tanzanian citizens by birth, at least 40 years old, be nominated by a political party of which they are a member, be qualified to be an MP or a member of the Zanzibar House of Representatives, and not have any convictions related to tax evasion.[2] In January 2025, the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi party nominated incumbent president Samia Suluhu Hassan as its presidential candidate for the election.