Elections in the Comoros (original) (raw)

Election Results

Presidential

**--Non Partisan: 1978

--Single Party: 1982, 1987

--Multiparty: 1990, 1996, 2002, 2006, 2010

Legislative

**--Non Partisan: 1978

--Single Party: 1984

--Multiparty: 1992, 1993, 1996, 2004, 2009

Referendums: 1974, 1977, 1978, 1989, 1992, 2001, 2009

Main Points: Independence of the Territory of Comoros from France

28 October 1977 Referendum

Main Points: Endorsement of Ali Soilih as President of the Comoros

1 October 1978 Constitutional Referendum

Main Points: Presidential and Federative Republic

Non Partisan Elections

Single Party Elections

Sole Legal Party: Comoran Union for Progress (UDZIMA)

March 1990 Presidential Election

First Round (4 March 1990)

Second Round (11 March 1990)

Main Points: Semi-Presidential Republic, Maximum of two 5-year terms for the President, Bicameral Legislature

22 & 29 November 1992 Federal Assembly Election*/**

*The Comoran Union for Progress (UDZIMA) and National Union for Democracy in the Comoros (UNDC) boycotted the election.

**Elections in six constituencies were annulled due to irregularities. Those seats were filled during by-elections held in December 1992.

12-20 December 1993 Federal Assembly Election*

*Elections in several constituencies were annulled due to irregularities. A repeat vote took place in these areas on 26 December 1993.

March 1996 Presidential Election

First Round (6 March 1996)

Second Round (16 March 1996)

20 October 1996 Constitutional Referendum

Main Points: Presidential Term of 6-years, Unicameral Legislature, Island legislatures with limited authority

1 & 8 December 1996 Federal Assembly Election*

*The election was boycotted by most opposition parties.

Main Points: Federal state, rotating Union Presidency between the islands for 4-year terms, each Island granted extensive autonomy with a president and legislature

March/April 2002 Presidential Election

Second Round (14 April 2002; National)*

*The second round was boycotted by Mahamoud Mradabi and Said Ali Kemal.

18 & 25 April 2004 Assembly of the Union Election

*Seats filled through direct election; an additional 15 members are indirectly elected by the assemblies of the three islands.

April/May 2006 Presidential Election

First Round (16 April 2006; Anjouan Primary)*

Second Round (14 May 2006; National)

*Official results published by the Constitutional Court state that 61,467 valid votes were cast in the first round, but the distribution of votes among candidates totals 54,098 (a difference of 7,369 votes). Percentage figures in the table are based on the latter number of valid votes cast. Results based on the first figure (61,467 valid votes) are as follows: Sambi (23.70%), Djaanfari (13.10%), Halidi (10.37%), El-Yachroutu Mohamed (9.56%), Midiladji (8.49%), Abdallah (5.33%), Charif (4.67%), Youssouf (3.83%), Abdou (3.12%), Houmadi (1.56%), Soulaimane (1.55%), Ben Ali (1.53%), and Chamanga (1.20%).

**Ibrahim Halidi was also supported by the Islands' Fraternity and Unity Party (CHUMA), Convention for the Renewal of the Comoros (CRC), and the Djawabu Party (DJAWABU).

17 May 2009 Constitutional Referendum

Main Points: Prolongation of the presidential term by one year (4-year term to 5-year term), Islands ruled by Governors instead of Presidents, Less powers for the islands, Mutual election date for Union President and the Governors

6 & 20 December 2009 Assembly of the Union Election

*Seats filled through direct election; an additional 9 members are indirectly elected by the assemblies of the three islands.

November/December 2010 Presidential Election

First Round (7 November 2010; Moh�li Primary)

Second Round (26 December 2010; National)