Zanzibar Votes For Constitution Ammendment

Voters on semi-autonomous Zanzibar endorsed a proposal to amend the archipelago's constitution which will allow rival parties to form a coalition government. The outcome bodes well for political stability in Tanzania as a whole - tensions on Zanzibar between the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi and opposition Civic United Front had been the only major blight on Tanzania's otherwise benign political landscape. After volatile elections on the islands in 2000 and 2005, there has been gradual rapprochement between the parties, culminating in the agreement to share power. Progress will be put to the test when elections take place on both the

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