Democracy in Tanzania

Democracy Ratings

Freedom House 2018	Score: 4 out of 7 ^{(where lower scores are more democratic)}	Freedom Status: Partly Free
EIU Democracy Index 2017	Score: 5.47 out of 10 ^{(where higher scores are more democratic)}	World Ranking: 91
Polity IV 2016	Score: 3 ^{(from -10 to 10, where higher scores are more democratic)}	Category: Closed Anocracy

Freedom House 2018

Score:

4 out of 7

^{(where lower scores are more democratic)}

Freedom Status:

Partly Free

EIU Democracy Index 2017

Score:

5.47 out of 10

^{(where higher scores are more democratic)}

World Ranking:

Polity IV 2016

Score:

^{(from -10 to 10, where higher scores are more democratic)}

Category:

Closed Anocracy

System of Government	Presidential
Presidential Electoral System	Two-round system (unless over 50% of vote secured)
Last Presidential Election	2015
Next Presidential Election	2020
Presidential Term Limits	Two, five-year terms
System of Appointment to Legislature	First past the post
Last Legislative Election	2015
Next Legislative Election	2020
Number of Seats in Legislature	357
Female quota, representation in lower house	Yes: reserved seats

Last legislative election (2015)
Party	Votes (%)	Seats
Chama Cha Mapinduzi	55	252
Chama cha Demokrasia na Maendeleo	32	70
Civic United Front	9	42
Alliance for Change and Transparency	2	1
NCCR–Mageuzi	2	1
Chama cha Ukombozi wa Umma	0	0
Democratic Party	0	0
United Democratic Party	0	0
Tanzania Labour Party	0	0
ADA–TADEA	0	0
Alliance for Democratic Change	0	0
Chama cha Haki na Ustawi	0	0
Alliance for Tanzania Farmers Party	0	0
United People’s Democratic Party	0	0
Jahazi Asilia	0	0
Progressive Party of Tanzania – Maendeleo	0	0
Chama Cha Kijamii	0	0
National League for Democracy	0	0
Union for Multiparty Democracy	0	0
Sauti ya Umma	0	0
National Reconstruction Alliance	0	0
Demokrasia Makini	0	0