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Jan. 14, 2024 Held

Comoros
Union of the Comoros
Election for Comoran Presidency

Results

Voter Participation


Cast Votes:191,297
Valid Votes:174,582
Invalid Votes:16,715
Voter
Turnout*

Vote Share by Candidate:

Azali ASSOUMANI99,541

57.02

Salim Issa ABDALLAH19,325

11.07

Daoudou Abdallah MOHAMED17,854

10.23

Bourhane Hamidou17,569

10.06

Mouigni Baraka Said Soilihi17,497

10.02

Aboudou SOEFO2,796

1.60

Results Notes

Results Source: Cour Suprême de l'Union des Comores


Election Results Modified: Apr 11, 2024

General Information

At Stake in this Election:

  • Presidency of the Comoros

Island governor elections will take place concurrently.

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

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.

Last Election:

In the 2019 presidential election, Azali ASSOUMANI won with 60.77% of the vote, defeating 12 other candidates. Voter turnout was 54%.

Key Deadlines:

Main Candidates in this Election:

  • Azali ASSOUMANI
    • CRC
    • Incumbent
  • Salim Issa ABDILLAH
    • Juwa
  • Aboudou SOEFO
    • TSASI
  • Daoudou Abdallah MOHAMED
    • ORANGE
  • Bourhane HAMIDOU
    • Independent
  • Mouigni Baraka Said SOILIHI
    • Independent

Population and Registered Voters:

Gender Data:

Disability Data:

  • CRPD Status: Signed 26 September 2007, Ratified 16 June 2016
  • Projected population with a disability: 133,883 (2022)

IFES Resources:

  • Does IFES have a presence in Comoros: No
  • Election Access: Yes
  • Election Judgements: Yes, 1 resource
  • Does IFES have a presence in Comoros: No
  • Election Access: Yes
  • Election Judgements: Yes, 1 resource
Election Modified: Apr 11, 2024

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