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Parliamentary elections were held in the Comoros on 12 January 2025, with a second round scheduled for 16 February.
Electoral system
The 33 seats in the Assembly of the Union are elected in single-member constituencies using the two-round system. The voting age in the Comoros is 18, with voting being optional.
Campaign
Some opposition parties boycotted the election, including the Juwa Party of former president Ahmed Abdallah Mohamed Sambi, which had previously boycotted the 2020 election. On Mohéli, only one of the island's five constituencies was contested due to the boycotts.
Results
The ruling Convention for the Renewal of the Comoros of President Azali Assoumani retained a majority in the Assembly after winning 28 out of 33 seats in the first round, according to election results announced on 14 January. Three opposition candidates (two from a party and one independent) were also elected. Nour El Fath Azali, the 39-year-old son of President Assoumani and secretary general of the government since July 2024, was elected in the 28th constituency (Hambou) with over 85% of votes cast according to results published by the Independent Electoral Commission. Two constituencies required a second round of voting, but on 13 January the United Opposition of the Comoros announced that it would refuse to participate due to serious irregularities it claimed to have observed during the first round.
References
- "Election Calendar". EISA. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
- "Comoros (Assembly of the Union), January 2020 Election Results: IPU Parline". Inter-Parliamentary Union. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
- "Comoros holds a parliamentary election boycotted by some opposition parties". AP News. 12 January 2025. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
- "Législatives aux Comores: sur l'île de Mohéli, la classe politique boycotte le scrutin". RFI (in French). 7 January 2025. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
- "Comoros ruling party wins 28 out of 33 seats in a parliamentary election". Washington Post. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
- "Législatives aux Comores: l'opposition rejette les résultats du premier tour et refuse de participer au second". RFI (in French). 14 January 2025. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
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