Tanzania's October 25 General Election will be the most tightly contested election in the country's history after hugely popular former Prime Minister, Edward Lowassa, defected from the ruling party to join the main opposition bloc. 
Uchaguzi mkuu wa Octoba 25 nchini Tanzania utakuwa na ushindani mkali kuliko uchaguzi mwingine wowote uliowahi kufanyika katika historia ya nchi hiyo baada ya Waziri Mkuu mstaafu na mwenye umaarufu mkubwa, Edward Lowassa kuachana na chama tawala na kujiunga na umoja wa vyama vya upinzani.