Zanzibar's President Amani Karume addresses a conference on democracy in Stone Town, December 22, 2009. A rapprochement between Zanzibar's ruling party and the opposition bodes well for a more peaceful election next year on the archipelago where ballots have often turned violent, the president has said. Picture taken December 22, 2009. REUTERS/Katrina Manson (TANZANIA - Tags: POLITICS HEADSHOT)