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Comoros
  • Comoros
  • Union of the Comoros
  • Region: Africa

Description of government structure:

  • Chief of State: President Ahmed Abdallah SAMBI *
  • Head of Government: President Ahmed Abdallah SAMBI
  • Assembly: Comoros has a unicameral Assembly of the Union (AssemblĂ©e de l'Union) with 33 seats.

* The presidency of Comoros rotates every 5 years among the elected presidents of the 3 main islands.

Description of electoral system:

  • The President is elected by plurality vote in single-member constituencies to serve a 5-year term.
  • In the Assembly of the Union (AssemblĂ©e de l'Union), 15 members are elected by regional legislatures to serve 5-year terms and 18 members are elected by absolute majority vote in single-member constituencies to serve 5-year terms.***

*** The electoral system for directly elected seats is two-round (TRS). There are no nationally mandated electoral rules for the seats filled by local assemblies.

Population:

  • Population: 752,438 (July 2009 est.)

Past elections

  • Presidential
    First Round - 2010
  • Legislative
    Second Round - December 20, 2009
  • Legislative
    First Round - December 6, 2009
  • Referendum - May 17, 2009
  • Presidential
    Second Round - May 14, 2006
  • Presidential
    First Round - April 16, 2006
  • Legislative
    Stage Two - April 25, 2004
  • Legislative
    Stage One - April 18, 2004
  • Presidential - April 14, 2002
  • Referendum - December 23, 2001

Last Updated on 02/05/2010

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