Question- John Magufuli, elected as the new President of which of the African country in the election held recently?
(a) Nigeria
(b) Tanzania
(c) Ethiopia
(d) Namibia
Ans-(b)
Related facts:
- Ruling party candidate John Magufuli of Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) party won Tanzania’s presidential elections with 58.46% of votes.
- He defeated the opposition leader and the former prime minister Edward Lowassa who received 39.97% of votes.
- Before the election, Mr. Magufuli pitched himself as honest and hard-working leader.
Reference
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/30/world/africa/tanzania-presidential-election-john-magufuli.html?_r=0
http://www.ifes.org/faqs/elections-united-republic-tanzania-2015-national-general-elections
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanzanian_general_election,_2015