Opposition parties say some other candidates were unfairly disqualified from running. Efforts to unite the opposition for this election have fallen short of the teamwork ahead of the 2015 vote. Magufuli won the 2015 election with 58% of the vote while the opposition alliance candidate, Edward Lowassa, took 40%. Meanwhile, some high-profile international election observers won't be watching the vote. “This is going to be an election without observers,” opposition leader Kabwe told an online event last month.