She was initially lauded for a warmer, friendlier leadership style which contrasted with Magufuli’s authoritarian clampdown on dissent and controversial posture towards the COVID-19 pandemic.
Hassan would later initiate reforms that reopened Tanzania to foreign investors, restored donor relations, and mollified the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank.
However, critics have accused Hassan’s government of unexplained abductions of opposing figures.
The election commission says it will announce the results within three days.
(The cable)
