"Close to two thirds of Tanzania's total population is made up of people below the age of 35, whose main worries seem to echo those from other parts of the continent: job creation, access to quality education, and securing land rights. However when looking at the election campaigns, these concerns appear to be relegated to the sidelines. A significant factor contributing to this negligence of youth issues is entrenched in the nature of the country's political landscape itself:"
"Among opposition groups, the main opposition Chadema Party (Party for Democracy and Progress) has typically enjoyed the biggest support among Tanzania's youth. But Chadema's controversial disqualification from the general election has left a profound vacuum, which no other group has managed to fill among the country's young people. "The absence of Chadema in elections is an automatic elimination of a significant percentage of youth," notes Lovelet Lwakatare, a political analyst based in the country's biggest city, Dar es Salaam."
Tanzania is holding national elections for the seventh time since multiparty politics returned in the early 1990s. Women make up over 51% of the population and young people account for roughly 60%, creating potential kingmaker blocs. Primary concerns among youth include job creation, quality education access, and land rights. Election campaigns have largely marginalized these concerns and the incumbent president is seen as not prioritizing them. Youth historically favor opposition parties while the ruling CCM draws more support from older generations. The disqualification of the main opposition Chadema has created a notable vacuum that other parties have not filled.
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