Article 7175P Tanzania swears in Samia Hassan as president, claiming 98% of vote

Tanzania swears in Samia Hassan as president, claiming 98% of vote

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Today in a ceremony hidden from public view Tanzania swore in Samia Hassan for a second term as president. She won with a landslide 98% of the vote in an election that has sparked nationwide protests, and that many international observers are concerned was rigged. Host Marco Werman learns more from Daniel Paget, a specialist in Tanzania's elections and an assistant professor at the University of Sussex in the UK.

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