France, April 13 -- Chadema,Tanzania's main opposition party, has been disqualified from running in this year's general election, the country's election chief said, after it refused to sign an electoral code of conduct. It comes just days after its leader was charged with treason.

Ramadhani Kailima, director of elections at the Independent National Elections Commission (INEC), said that Chadema had failed to sign the government's electoral code of conduct, which was due Saturday.

It means the party is effectively disqualified from October's parliamentary and presidential elections.

"Any party that hasn't signed today will not be allowed to take part in the general election or any other elections for the next five years" he told reporte...