Tanzania’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Thursday began streaming election results in spite of an internet blockade and street protests. INEC officials also announced formal results from tallied presidential votes, with only four regions having successfully submitted their results so far.

Protests erupted in Tanzania following a general election, sparking clashes with police who used tear gas and live rounds to disperse crowds. The unrest was fueled by claims of government repression and the disqualification of major challengers to President Hassan,

Hassan will effectively be running unopposed. Tundu Lissu, the chair of Chadema, Tanzania’s main opposition party, has been detained since April, when he was charged with treason for pushing for electoral reform. Lissu has argued that elections cannot be free or fair when Hassan directly appoints members of the country’s electoral commission.

Tanzania extended a lockdown on Thursday with soldiers and police on the main roads in the country’s biggest city, a day after elections turned into violent chaos with unconfirmed reports of many dead.

In Tanzania, an internet blackout and curfew fail to stop demonstrators challenging an election they see as predetermined.

The East African country’s Party of Revolution, one of the longest-ruling parties on the continent, seeks to keep its grip on power.

Police in Dar es Salaam used teargas and live bullets to disperse youths attempting to protest in Kimara Kibo as voting continued in Tanzania’s general elections.

As Tanzania's election campaign concluded Monday, opposition candidate Salum Mwalimu held his final rally, emerging as the primary challenger to President Samia Suluhu Hassan in a vote overshadowed by the exclusion of major rivals and an intensifying government crackdown.