Mkapa won the election, but there were charges of electoral fraud in coastal regions. In a speech at the CCM general assembly, Nyerere indicated that he intended to pull out from politics altogether
Mkapa adapambana pachisankhocho, koma m'madera a m'mphepete mwa nyanja munali milandu yachinyengo. Polankhula pamsonkhano waukulu wa CCM, Nyerere adawonetsa kuti akufuna kusiya ndale zonse 