Nancy Pelosi leaves Congress

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Published 15.12

           
          Nancy Pelosi, former Speaker of the US House of Representatives, will leave Congress next year.

– I will not run for re-election to Congress, says the California Democrat in a film clip, according to the news agency AP.

85-year-old Pelosi was the first woman to hold the position of Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Disputed president sworn in after violent election

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Published 2025-11-03 08.02

 

Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu Hassan in the capital Dodoma on election day last Wednesday. Photo: AP/TT

Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu Hassan has been sworn in for a new term, state-run TV reports.

Since last week's highly contested election, the country has been rocked by violent protests.

Today's inauguration ceremony took place behind closed doors, instead of the usual stadium where presidents have previously been sworn in with pomp and show.

According to the electoral commission, Suluhu Hassan received 98 percent of the vote in Wednesday's election - a result that the opposition Chadema party rejected and called a "scam". Since election day, protesters have gathered in violent protests that have reportedly been brutally crushed by the country’s security forces.

With the internet down for several days, information is scarce, but the opposition says hundreds of people have been killed. On Saturday, Chadema claimed to have recorded at least 800 deaths.

The government has not commented on the death toll, but denies “excessive use of force” by security forces.

Suluhu Hassan came to power after the sudden death of her predecessor, John Magufuli, in 2021. Before last week’s election, her main challengers had either been jailed or banned from running.