Senior Tanzania ruling party MP quits, cites democracy concernsDAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) - A senior Tanzanian politician quit the ruling party on Monday complaining of human rights abuses and a weakening of democracy in the east African nation, in a move political analysts said could trigger a wave of defections to opposition parties. Since taking office in late 2015, President John Magufuli has introduced sweeping reforms, including as an anti-corruption drive that has won him some praise from Western donors. But his administration is also increasingly being accused by his opponents of undermining democracy by curbing dissent and stifling free speech, including banning newspapers. On Monday, Lazaro Nyalandu, who once served as a cabinet minister and has been a member of parliament for the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) party for 17 years, said he was  deeply concerned  by human rights abuses and the direction of the economy.  It is evident that CCM has lost its way judging from the current political climate, leadership and economic trajectory in Tanzania,  Nyalandu said in a statement.  I have decided to resign from my position as a member of the CCM national executive committee and all other leadership positions in the party effective from today.  Nyalandu said he had also submitted his resignation as a member of parliament. The veteran politician was among more than a dozen candidates who sought the ruling party s presidential nomination in 2015 but was defeated by Magufuli. Bashiru Ally, a Dar es Salaam-based political analyst, said Magufuli s reforms could prompt further defections from the ruling party but said the opposition was poorly placed to benefit from such a trend.  Opposition parties are overly dependent on personalities who defect from CCM,  he told Reuters.  (But) they can only make temporary gains from such defections. They are not institutionalised and lack mass grassroots mobilization strategies.  CCM, which has been in power since Tanzania gained independence from Britain in 1961, has seen its support among young urban voters decline in previous elections, but opposition parties are too fragmented to oust it from power, analysts said. worldnews
senior tanzania ruling party mp quits cites democracy concernsdar es salary reuters a senior tanzania politician quit ruling party monday complaining human rights abuses weakening democracy east african nation move political analysts said could trigger wave defection opposition parties since taking office late president john magufuli introduced sweeping reforms including drive praise western donors but administration also increasingly accused opponents undermining democracy curling dissent stirling free speech including banning newspapers on monday lvaro nyalandu served cabinet minister member parliament ruling champ cha mapinduzi ccm party years said deeply concerned human rights abuses direction economy it evident ccm lost way judging current political climate leadership economic trajectory tanzania nyalandu said statement i decided resign position member ccm national executive committee leadership positions party effective today nyalandu said also submitted resignation member parliament the veteran politician among dozen candidates sought ruling party presidential nomination defeated magufuli bashing ally dar es political analyst said magufuli reforms could prompt defection ruling party said opposition poorly placed benefit trend opposition parties overly dependent personalities defect ccm told reuters but make temporary gains defection they institutionalized lack mass grassroots mobilization strategies ccm power since tanzania gained independence britain seen support among young urban voters decline previous elections opposition parties fragmented oust power analysts said worldnews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: Senior Tanzania ruling party MP quits, cites democracy concernsDAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) - A senior Tanzanian politician quit the ruling party on Monday complaining of human rights abuses and a weakening of democracy in the east African nation, in a move political analysts said could trigger a wave of defections to opposition parties. Since taking office in late 2015, President John Magufuli has introduced sweeping reforms, including as an anti-corruption drive that has won him some praise from Western donors. But his administration is also increasingly being accused by his opponents of undermining democracy by curbing dissent and stifling free speech, including banning newspapers. On Monday, Lazaro Nyalandu, who once served as a cabinet minister and has been a member of parliament for the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) party for 17 years, said he was  deeply concerned  by human rights abuses and the direction of the economy.  It is evident that CCM has lost its way judging from the current political climate, leadership and economic trajectory in Tanzania,  Nyalandu said in a statement.  I have decided to resign from my position as a member of the CCM national executive committee and all other leadership positions in the party effective from today.  Nyalandu said he had also submitted his resignation as a member of parliament. The veteran politician was among more than a dozen candidates who sought the ruling party s presidential nomination in 2015 but was defeated by Magufuli. Bashiru Ally, a Dar es Salaam-based political analyst, said Magufuli s reforms could prompt further defections from the ruling party but said the opposition was poorly placed to benefit from such a trend.  Opposition parties are overly dependent on personalities who defect from CCM,  he told Reuters.  (But) they can only make temporary gains from such defections. They are not institutionalised and lack mass grassroots mobilization strategies.  CCM, which has been in power since Tanzania gained independence from Britain in 1961, has seen its support among young urban voters decline in previous elections, but opposition parties are too fragmented to oust it from power, analysts said. worldnews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: senior tanzania ruling party mp quits cites democracy concernsdar es salary reuters a senior tanzania politician quit ruling party monday complaining human rights abuses weakening democracy east african nation move political analysts said could trigger wave defection opposition parties since taking office late president john magufuli introduced sweeping reforms including drive praise western donors but administration also increasingly accused opponents undermining democracy curling dissent stirling free speech including banning newspapers on monday lvaro nyalandu served cabinet minister member parliament ruling champ cha mapinduzi ccm party years said deeply concerned human rights abuses direction economy it evident ccm lost way judging current political climate leadership economic trajectory tanzania nyalandu said statement i decided resign position member ccm national executive committee leadership positions party effective today nyalandu said also submitted resignation member parliament the veteran politician among dozen candidates sought ruling party presidential nomination defeated magufuli bashing ally dar es political analyst said magufuli reforms could prompt defection ruling party said opposition poorly placed benefit trend opposition parties overly dependent personalities defect ccm told reuters but make temporary gains defection they institutionalized lack mass grassroots mobilization strategies ccm power since tanzania gained independence britain seen support among young urban voters decline previous elections opposition parties fragmented oust power analysts said worldnews