(MENAFN- Live Mint) Tanzanian president Samia Suluhu Hassan, has been declared as the winner with 97% of the votes amid violent clashes in the east African nation.

The elections were held on Wednesday. The Tanzanian President was widely expected to secure an easy victory in the polls as results from 120 of the country's 272 constituencies already showed the nation's first female leader in the lead with approximately 97% of the votes, as per multiple news agency reports.

Who is Samia Suluhu Hussain?

Samia Suluhu Hussain assumed power as Tanzania's president in 2021 after the death in office of her predecessor, John Magufuli– to govern the east African country of 68 million people.

Hussain was the vice-president back then. A Tanzania president's term is for five years.

State TV said that Samia Suluhu Hussain's swearing-in ceremony would take place today, Saturday.

The Tanzania president's re-election comes after violent clashes that rocked the nation. Despite a heavy security presence, election day descended into chaos as crowds took to the streets across the country, tearing down her posters and attacking police and polling stations, leading to an internet shutdown and curfew.

(This is a developing story. Keep checking for more updates)

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