IFES Election Guide | Country Profile: Comoros

Union of the Comoros

836,770
Population (as of Jan. 1, 2022)

338,940
Registered Voters (as of Jan. 14, 2024)

64.31%
Average Turnout

16
Elections in our database

V-Dem* Score: 0.282
Regimes of the World Classification: Electoral Autocracy
*Varieties of Democracy Electoral Democracy Index (2024)

CEDAW Status: Ratified
Ratified Date: Oct. 31, 1994

SIGI* Score: 54.7
Level of Discrimination: Very High
*Social Institutions and Gender Index (2023)

CRPD Status: Signed and Ratified
Signed Date: Sept. 26, 2007
Ratified Date: June 16, 2016

HDI* Score: 0.603
Category: Medium
*UNDP Human Development Index (2023)

Name	Official Name	Type
Comoran Presidency	None	Head of State & Government
Comoran Assembly of the Union	Assemblée de l'Union	Assembly

Description of government structure:

Chief of State: President AZALI Assoumani (since 26 May 2016)
Head of Government: President AZALI Assoumani (since 26 May 2016)
Assembly: unicameral Assembly of the Union (Assemblée de l'Union des Comores) with 33 seats

Description of electoral system:

The President is directly elected by plurality vote in up to two rounds and may serve two 5-year terms.
In the Assembly of the Union, 24 members are directly elected by absolute majority vote in up to two rounds. An additional 9 members are indirectly elected by the assemblies of the three constituent islands of the Comoros. All members serve 5-year terms.

Elections

2025-01-12 | Status: Held
Comoran Assembly of the Union
Votes 224,610
Registered 338,940
Turnout 66.27

2024-01-14 | Status: Held
Comoran Presidency
Votes 191,297
Registered 338,940
Turnout 56.44

2020-02-23 | Status: Held
Comoran Assembly of the Union
Votes 37,592
Registered 59,860
Turnout 62.8

2020-01-19 | Status: Held
Comoran Assembly of the Union
Votes 195,773
Registered 313,649
Turnout 62.42

2019-03-24 | Status: Held
Comoran Presidency
Votes 166,447
Registered 309,137
Turnout 53.84

2018-07-30 | Status: Held
Referendum
Votes 185,578
Registered 301,006
Turnout 61.65

2016-04-10 | Status: Held
Comoran Presidency
Votes 204,113
Registered 301,060
Turnout 67.8

2016-02-21 | Status: Held
Comoran Presidency
Votes 118,057
Registered 158,645
Turnout 74.42

2015-02-22 | Status: Held
Comoran Assembly of the Union
Votes 195,870
Registered 274,505
Turnout 71.35

2015-01-25 | Status: Held
Comoran Assembly of the Union
Votes 195,870
Registered 274,505
Turnout 71.35

2010-12-26 | Status: Held
Comoran Presidency
Votes 202,933
Registered 384,358
Turnout 52.8

2010-11-07 | Status: Held
Comoran Presidency
Votes 14,382
Registered 21,429
Turnout 67.11

2009-05-17 | Status: Held
Referendum
Votes 173,196
Registered 334,636
Turnout 51.76

2006-05-14 | Status: Held
Comoran Presidency
Votes 177,601
Registered 310,177
Turnout 57.26

2002-04-14 | Status: Held
Comoran Presidency
Votes 115,078
Registered 150,867
Turnout 76.28

2001-12-23 | Status: Held
Referendum
Votes 173,521
Registered 230,211
Turnout 75.37

Election For	Date	Status	Votes	Registered Voters	Turnout
Comoran Assembly of the Union	2025-01-12	Held	224,610	338,940	66.27
Comoran Presidency	2024-01-14	Held	191,297	338,940	56.44
Comoran Assembly of the Union	2020-02-23	Held	37,592	59,860	62.8
Comoran Assembly of the Union	2020-01-19	Held	195,773	313,649	62.42
Comoran Presidency	2019-03-24	Held	166,447	309,137	53.84
Referendum	2018-07-30	Held	185,578	301,006	61.65
Comoran Presidency	2016-04-10	Held	204,113	301,060	67.8
Comoran Presidency	2016-02-21	Held	118,057	158,645	74.42
Comoran Assembly of the Union	2015-02-22	Held	195,870	274,505	71.35
Comoran Assembly of the Union	2015-01-25	Held	195,870	274,505	71.35
Comoran Presidency	2010-12-26	Held	202,933	384,358	52.8
Comoran Presidency	2010-11-07	Held	14,382	21,429	67.11
Referendum	2009-05-17	Held	173,196	334,636	51.76
Comoran Presidency	2006-05-14	Held	177,601	310,177	57.26
Comoran Presidency	2002-04-14	Held	115,078	150,867	76.28
Referendum	2001-12-23	Held	173,521	230,211	75.37

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