nam 22 uu 4500 10.59704/2e70bc3eef09e2c5 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 251128s2025||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.59704/2e70bc3eef09e2c5 doi eng 342 23 Murimi, Edward Kahuthia Author aut Tanzania and the African Union’s Blind Spots on Democratic Backsliding - Why the African Union’s Unidirectional Approach to Unconstitutional Changes of Government Needs Reform Murimi, Edward Kahuthia Verfassungsblog 2025-11-28 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier Tanzania’s 2025 elections, declared won by President Samia Suluhu with 97.66% of the vote, were condemned by observers as failing to meet basic democratic standards. Yet the African Union Commission initially issued a congratulatory statement, raising questions about the AU’s approach to unconstitutional changes of government. These events expose a deeper problem: The AU’s norms against unconstitutional changes of government l must encompass undemocratic elections orchestrated by incumbents. CC BY-SA 4.0 African Union Coup d'Etat elections military coup Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://verfassungsblog.de/african-union-unconstitutional-changes-of-government/ raw object