Explain the Tanzanian constitutional system?
Tanzania is governed by the Constitution of the United Republic of Tanzania, 1977. The Constitutional system of Tanzania is based on the principle of separation of powers between the Government, Judiciary and the Legislature. Tanzanians elect their President and Vice President every five years by universal suffrage. At regional and district levels, Regional Commissioners and District Commissioners respectively are the representatives of the central government. Local government consists of City, Municipal, Town and District Councils. The Parliament is the Union’s unicameral parliament. It enacts laws that apply to the entire United Republic of Tanzania, and laws on non-union matters that apply only to the mainland. In Zanzibar, a House of Representatives legislates on Zanzibar matters. There are about 13 registered political parties of which the Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) is the largest and is currently the ruling party.
