DAR ES SALAAM, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- Tanzania's National Electoral Commission (NEC) on Monday released the final list of eligible voters ahead of the Oct. 25 elections.
The final list released by NEC Director of Elections, Mr Ramadhani Kailima, showed the number of verified voters stood at 22.7 million.
"We are now inviting political parties to come to our data processing offices anytime to collect soft copies of the permanent voter register as they requested," he said.
Over 23 million out of a population of about 46 million Tanzanians will go to polls on Oct. 25 to elect the president, members of parliament and councillors.
The presidential candidate for the ruling party-Chama Cha Mapinduzi, John Magufuli, is facing fierce competition from Edward Lowassa who is contesting on the ticket on leading opposition party-Chama Cha Demokrasia na Maendeleo (CHADEMA).
CHADEMA is campaigning on a coalition of three other opposition parties of Civic United Front (CUF), National League for Democracy and NCCR-Mageuzi.
The winner of the presidential race will succeed incumbent President Jakaya Kikwete who is completing his two five year leadership terms.
