tanzania: Zanzibar Polls Win Praise From Commonwealth

Commonwealth Secretary General Don McKinnon has said that last month's by-elections in Zanzibar were a basis for "further progress" towards full democracy on the islands. In a statement released following the report by the Commonwealth's Expert Team to the May 18 elections - the full text of which will be released on June 7 - Mr Mckinnon urged all parties in Zanzibar to "continue to work together to build on the atmosphere of calm and tolerance which was so evident during these elections”.