New Delhi, Nov 5 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday congratulated John Pombe
Magufuli for being sworn-in as President of Tanzania.
In a tweet, the Prime Minister said, "My congratulations to John Pombe Magufuli for being sworn-in as President of Tanzania! I look forward to working with him to further strengthen the long-standing friendship between our countries."
Magufuli was today re-elected to lead Tanzania for another five-year term.
According to the National Electoral Commission, Dr Magufuli defeated 14 other presidential candidates in the October 28 General Election and was announced the winner after garnering 12.5 million votes against 1.9 million of the closest opposition rival, Chadema’s Tundu Lissu, official results show.
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