2015 Chama Cha Mapinduzi presidential primaries
Nomination process
Key   quadragenarian (40-49)   quinquagenarian (50-59)   sexagenarian (60-69)   septuagenarian (70-79) Anna Tibaijuka, former Lands Minister. Her prospects were diminished when she was sacked by the President after receiving $1 million from a businessman. Tibaijuka denied any wrongdoing and said that she accepted the money as a donation for a school. Anne Makinda, Speaker Hussein Mwinyi, Defence Minister Salim Ahmed Salim, former Prime Minister Joseph Warioba, former Prime Minister The nomination forms cost a non-refundable TSh 1 million ($500). A total of 42 party members collected the forms from 3 June but only 38 managed to return them by the 2 July deadline. The four disqualified aspirants were Anthony Chalamila, Helena Elinewinga, Muzammil Kalokola and Peter Nyalile. Each candidate was required to solicit sponsorship from at least 450 party members from a minimum of 15 regions (including three regions from Zanzibar). Lowassa's campaign team claims to have gained sponsorship from more than 800,000 party members from all the regions.
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