Tanzania's president wins re-election amid claims of fraud

Opposition dismisses John Magufuli's landslide victory as a travesty'

Tanzania's president, John Magufuli, has won re-election, the national electoral commission said on Friday, after a contest that has been dismissed by the opposition as a travesty" due to widespread irregularities.

Magufuli received 12.5m votes in Wednesday's presidential ballot, while his main challenger, Tundu Lissu of the Chadema party, received 1.9m votes, the commission said.