Zanzibar is a part of the United Republic of Tanzania. However, the Zanzibar archipelago, comprising the two main islands of Unguja and Pemba, retains its own governance structure and electoral system in addition to the Union structures.
Watakaohojiwa katika shauri hilo ni Mwanasheria Mkuu wa Serikali ya Mapinduzi Zanzibar, Katibu Mkuu wa Baraza la Mapinduzi Zanzibar na Mwanasheria Mkuu wa Jamhuri ya Muungano Tanzania.