THE long-ruling Chama cha Mapinduzi (CCM) party has won a majority of the contested seats in Zanzibar’s legislature and is likely to win others filled by appointment, the electoral commission said. Citing massive electoral irregularities, the opposition in this semi-autonomous offshore Tanzanian state has said it will not recognise results of internationally condemned elections nor take up any positions resulting from them. Of the 50 seats filled by election in Zanzibar’s House of Representatives, the CCM had as of Tuesday morning won 28, against 16 for the main opposition party the Civic United Front (CUF). – AFP