After Days of Protests, Tanzania’s President Is Declared Election Winner NYT | Top Stories By: Matthew Mpoke Bigg 1 November 2025 at 15:42 Election monitors and members of the European Parliament have questioned the election’s integrity, and violent protests have rocked the country. © Michael Jamson/Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesPresident Samia Suluhu Hassan of Tanzania was declared the winner of an election that has set off violent protests and reports of electoral irregularities.