Comoros

Assembly of the Union

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

Election results

Data on parliamentary elections, including the background, candidates, voter turnout, results and the formation of the new legislature. By default the latest election results are displayed. Select a date to view results from previous elections.

Background

Election date(s): 19 Jan 2020 to 23 Feb 2020
Date of dissolution of the outgoing legislature: No information available
Timing of election: Upon normal expiry
Expected date of next elections: 31 Jan 2025
Number of seats at stake: 24
Scope of elections: Full renewal

Voter turnout

Registered voters: 317,749
Voters: 225,163
Voter turnout: 70.9%

Results

About the election: The Presidential Movement Alliance, supporting President Azali Assoumani (see note 1), took all seats in the Assembly of the Union, which now comprises 24 seats (see note 2). The President’s Convention for the Renewal of the Comoros (CRC) took 20 seats, the Orange Party (led by Interior Minister Mohamed Daoudou) and independent candidates (endorsed by the RADHI – Rally for an Alternative of Harmonious and Integrated Development – party, led by the Minister of Economy Houmedi Msaidié) took two seats each. Four women were elected – three up from one elected woman in the 2015 elections. Opposition parties, which had demanded ‟transparent , free, and democratic” elections, boycotted the 2020 elections. In the absence of the opposition, the 2020 elections reportedly kept low profile.

Note 1:

Under the 2001 Constitution, which came into force following the 1999 coup (when President Azali Assoumani seized power), Comoros had installed a rotating presidency of amongst the country’s three islands: Anjouan, Grande-Comore and Mohéli. Mr. Assoumani won the presidency again in 2016 for a single non-renewable mandate of five years. In a constitutional referendum held in 2018, the presidential term limits and the rotating presidency were abolished.

The presidential elections, which were due to be held by 2021, were moved to 2019; a move to allow Mr. Assoumani to serve two new terms under the 2019 constitutional amendments. The Presidential Movement Alliance, led by Mr. Youssouf Ali Mlipva, supported Mr. Assoumani. The opposition parties rejected the results for alleged vote rigging.

Note 2:

Ordinance No.19-002/PR of 1 October 2019 abolished nine seats (three seats each elected by the assemblies of the three islands of the Union). Consequently, the statutory number of the Assembly of the Union decreased from 33 to 24, all directly elected.
Percentage of seats won by largest party or coalition: 83.3%

Parties or coalitions winning seats

Parties or coalitions winning seats
Political group	Total	1st round	2nd round
Convention for the Renewal of the Comoros (CRC)	20	16	4
Orange Party	2	1	1
Independents	2	2	0

Members elected, by sex

Number of men elected: 20
Number of women elected: 4
Percentage of women elected: 16.7%
Women Directly Elected: 4
Sources: Assembly of the Union (10.02.2020)

Independent National Election Commission (CENI, 09.03.2020)

Communiqué de presse N°20 / 002 / CENI

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ordonnance N°19-002/PR du 1 octobre 2019

BBC Monitoring

AFP

Reuters

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https://alwatwan.net

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New legislature

Total number of men after the election: 20
Total number of women after the election: 4
Percentage of women after the election: 16.7%
First-term parliamentarians: No information available
Percentage of first-term parliamentarians: No information available
Date of the first session: 03 Apr 2020

First Speaker of the new legislature

Personal details for the first Speaker of the new legislature: Abdou Moustadroine (Male)
Date of birth: 14 Jun 1969
Political party: Convention for the Renewal of the Comoros (CRC)
Date of election: 03 Apr 2020