France, Nov. 2 -- Tanzania's main opposition party Chadema on Sunday rejected President Samia Suluhu Hassan'slandslide victoryin elections that triggered deadlyprotestsacross the country over the exclusion of her key challengers from the vote.

Hassan's Chama Cha Mapinduzi partyswept to power with nearly 98 percent of Wednesday's poll, according to the electoral commission.

Chadema, which wasbarredfrom the election for refusing to sign a code of conduct and whose leader Tundu Lissuwas arrested for treason in April, said that the results were false.

It added on social media: "Chadema strongly rejects the so-called election results announced by the National Electoral Commission. These results have no basis in reality, as the truth is that...