Comoros

Assembly of the Union

Political system
Presidential-Parliamentary
Structure of parliament
Unicameral
IPU membership
Yes

About parliament

Basic information such as the official name of parliament and details of its structure and leadership. Also includes the current breakdown of MPs by sex and age, and provisions for quotas and reserved seats.

Parliament name
Assemblée de l'Union (Assembly of the Union)
Chamber name
Assemblée de l'Union (Assembly of the Union)
Structure & status of parliament
Lower chamber
Parliamentary term (years)
5

IPU membership

Affiliation periods
from 1979 to 1987
from 1994 to 1996
from 2008 to 2010
from 2016
IPU Geopolitical Group/s
African Group
Arab group

Speaker

Official title
Speaker of the Assembly of the Union
Speaker
Abdou Moustadroine (Male)
Date of birth: 14 Jun 1969
Term
03 Apr 2020
Additional information

Elected on 3 April 2020.

Speaker terms

No information available

Secretary general

Official title
Secretary General
Secretary General
Ahmed Assoumani Mohamed (Male)
Term
22 Oct 2020
Notes

Appointed on 22 Oct. 2020.

Members

Statutory number of members
24
Principal mode of designation of members
Directly elected
Directly elected members
24
Current number of members
24
Men
20
Women
4
Percentage of women
16.7%
Statutory number of members per country
24
Population (in thousands)
850
Inhabitants per parliamentarian
35,417

Age

Data on the age of parliamentarians is collected at the start of the legislature, following the most recent elections. This data is not updated during the legislature, except when parliament notifies the IPU of a change in the youngest or oldest member.

Average age of all members
No information available
Number of members, by age
Breakdown of members by age and gender
18 - 20 21 - 30 31 - 40 41 - 45 46 - 50 51 - 60 61 - 70 71 - 80 81 - 90 91 and over Totals per gender
Male No information available
Female
Total <= 45: - Total >= 46: -
Percentage of members, by age
Age at the last election or renewal Overall Male Female
Percentage of MPs 30 years of age or younger
- - -
Percentage of MPs 40 years of age or younger
- - -
Percentage of MPs 45 years of age or younger
- - -

Reserved seats and quotas

There are reserved seats in parliament for certain groups
No
Electoral quota for women
No
Youth quota
No

Links to additional information

Parliamentary website
List of members
Rules of procedure/Standing Orders
No information available
Constitution

Historical data for IPU membership

Historical data for IPU membership
Year IPU membership
2020-09
List of values for 2020-09
No
2019-04
List of values for 2019-04
No
2018-06
List of values for 2018-06
No