Zanzibari President Salmin Amour has advised citizens to “ignore speculation” about possible presidential candidates. Amour warned that certain people were out to create divisions and rifts. A media source explained to IRIN on Thursday that some politicians were moving around “trying to campaign for themselves or others”, claiming to be presidential candidates for the October general elections. “It is only the party’s Central Committee and National Executive Committee (NEC) who can propose names of candidates,” he told a ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) rally recently. The CCM last month blocked a bid by some officials to have the party’s constitution changed to allow President Amour to contest a third term.
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