Front or CUF - Seif Shariff Hamad Chama cha Democracia na Maendeleo or CHADEMA - Freeman Aikaeli Mbowe (chairman) Tanzania Labour Party or TLP - Augustine Lyatonga Mrema United Democratic Party or UDP - John Cheyo Democratic Party (unregistered) - Reverend Christopher Mtikila National Convention for Construction and Reform-Mageuzi or NCCR-Mageuzi - James Mbatia Union for Multiparty Democracy or UMD - Abdullah Fundikira Judicial branch Tanzania has a five-level judiciary, which comprises the jurisdictions of tribal, Islamic, and British common law. In mainland Tanzania, appeal is from the Primary Courts through the District Courts and Resident Magistrate Courts, to the High Courts, ending in the federal Court of Appeal. The Zanzibar court system parallels the legal system of Mainland Tanzania, and all cases tried in Zanzibari courts, except for those involving constitutional issues and Islamic law, can be appealed to the Court of Appeals of the union. The Judges of the Court of Appeal and the High Court are appointed by the President. Judges of more junior courts are appointed by the Chief Justice. A commercial court was established in September 1999 as a division of the High Court. Administrative divisions For administrative purposes, Tanzania is divided into 30 regions—25 in the mainland and 5 on Zanzibar. Ninety-nine districts have been created to further increase local authority. These districts are also now referred to as local government authorities. Currently there are 114 councils operating in 99 districts, 22 are urban and 92 are rural. The 22 urban units are classified further as city (Dar es Salaam and Mwanza), municipal (Arusha, Bukoba, Dodoma, Iringa, Kigoma-Ujiji, Lindi, Moshi, Mbeya, Morogoro, Musoma, Mtwara-Mikindani, Singida, Shinyanga, Tabora, and Tanga), and town councils. References External links Tanzania Parliament EAC East African Community State House Prime Minister's Office Dar Helped Kick out Amin, so why isn’t Uganda More Grateful? by Charles Onyango-Obbo, The East African, May 18, 2009 Ministries Agriculture and Food Security Education and Culture Finance Health Natural Resources and Tourism Science, Technology and Higher Education Works