Chadema, Tanzania's main opposition party, has rejected President Samia Suluhu Hassan's 98 per cent election victory, labeling it "illegitimate" amidst reports of widespread intimidation, mass arrests, and a media blackout. The party is demanding a fresh election overseen by an independent body, citing a deadly crackdown on protests.

• Chadema claims over 700 people have been killed since election day due to security forces breaking up demonstrations, though these figures cannot be independently verified due to a nationwide internet shutdown.
• Spokesman John Kitoka stated the officially announced 87 per cent voter turnout was "simply a joke," asserting the October 29 event "was not an election."
• Authorities have imposed night-time curfews in areas including Dar es Salaam, Mwanza, and Arusha, with reports of door-to-door searches and mass arrests of young men in opposition strongholds.