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According to a statement issued by Aboubakary Liongo, spokesman for Lowassa, the two leaders met in the office of the former prime minister to discuss the current political climate and the role of the opposition in development support.
Lowassa joined the opposition in 2015 and ran for president under Chadema opposition.
The picture of the two at the meeting was circulated on various social media newsgroups but no further details of what happened were released. But when contacted, Zitto said, "The electoral fraud that occurs in these elections is worrisome and clearly indicates what we will face in 2020.
" As an opposition and Other actors of democracy, it is time our party is already in talks with other parties to this end.
ACT-Wazalendo and Chadema are currently holding talks for the opposition unit, saying that the repression of their parties and the fight against democracy are backed by the state.
The two political parties considered supporting their candidates in the parliamentary by-election of Buyungu and in 79 civil constituencies scheduled for August 12, 2018. [19659002] Lowassa served as Prime Minister of Tanzania from 2005 to 2008, serving under President Jakaya Kikwete.
He entered the record as the first Prime Minister to have been in. After his resignation, President Kikwete was obliged to dissolve his cabinet in accordance with the Constitution and, as soon as possible, constituted a new one under the new Prime Minister, Mizengo Pinda.
After the ruling CCM did not choose him as a candidate in the presidential election of October 2015, he left the party and instead presented himself as a candidate for l & # 39; opposition.
He was defeated in the elections by CCM candidate John Magufuli.
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