Chama Cha Mapinduzi
The Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM; lit. 'Party of the Revolution' in English) is the dominant ruling party in Tanzania and the second longest-ruling party in Africa, only after the True Whig Party of Liberia. It was formed in 1977, following the merger of the Tanganyika African National Union (TANU) and the Afro-Shirazi Party (ASP), which were the sole operating parties in mainland Tanzania and the semi-autonomous islands of Zanzibar, respectively.
Party of the Revolution Chama Cha Mapinduzi (Swahili) | |
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| Abbreviation | CCM |
| Chairperson | Samia Suluhu |
| Secretary-General | Daniel Chongolo |
| Spokesperson | Paul Makonda |
| Vice Chairman for the Mainland | Abdulrahman Kinana |
| Vice Chairman for the Islands | Hussein Mwinyi |
| Founder | Julius Nyerere Aboud Jumbe |
| Founded | 5 February 1977 |
| Merger of | TANU and ASP |
| Headquarters | Dodoma |
| Newspaper | Uhuru |
| Think tank | UONGOZI Institute |
| Student wing | Seneti ya Vyuo na Vyuo Vikuu Tanzania |
| Youth wing | Umoja wa Vijana wa CCM - UVCCM |
| Women's wing | Umoja wa Wanawake Tanzania - UWT |
| Parents' wing | Chama Cha Wazazi Tanzania - CWT |
| Farmer's wing | Wakulima |
| Worker's Union wing | Wafanyakazi |
| Membership (2020) | 25.8 million |
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| Political position | Center-left Historical Left wing |
| International affiliation | Progressive Alliance |
| African affiliation | FLMSA |
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| Slogan | Ujamaa na Kujitegemea CCM Oyee! |
| Bunge | 365 / 393 |
| Zanzibar HoR | 84 / 88 |
| EALA | 7 / 9 |
| SADC PF | 4 / 5 |
| Pan-African Parliament | 4 / 5 |
| Election symbol | |
| A hoe and a hammer | |
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TANU and its successor CCM have ruled Tanzania uninterruptedly since independence. The party has been described as authoritarian. Since the creation of a multi-party system, CCM has won the past six general elections in 1995, 2000, 2005, 2010, 2015 and 2020. Jakaya Kikwete, its presidential candidate in 2005, won by a landslide, receiving more than 80% of the popular vote and John Magufuli as a candidate in 2020 garnered over 84% of the vote. In the 2010 election, the CCM won 186 of the 239 constituencies, continuing to hold an outright majority in the National Assembly.