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Early presidential elections were held in the Comoros on 24 March 2019 alongside regional elections. [1] A second round would have been held on 21 April if required, [2] but incumbent President Azali Assoumani was re-elected in the first round of voting.
Until 2018, the presidency of the Comoros rotated between the country's three main islands; Anjouan, Grande Comore and Mohéli. The 2010 elections were limited to Mohélian candidates and the 2016 elections saw candidates from Grand Comore contest the elections. [3] The next presidential election would have seen a president elected from Anjouan.
However, a constitutional referendum in July 2018 saw voters approve constitutional amendments that scrapped the rotation system and instituted a standard two-round system in which a candidate has to receive a majority of the vote in the first round to be elected, with a second round held if no candidate is able to win in the first round. [1] The changes also moved the next presidential elections forward to 2019 and allowed incumbent President Azali Assoumani run for a second term. [4]
The referendum led to violent protests and an armed uprising in Anjouan in October 2018, which was stopped by the military after several days. [5]
A total of 20 candidates registered to contest the elections, with the Supreme Court determining the final list of eligible participants. [6] Incumbent President Assoumani ran for reelection, whilst other candidates attempting to register included the two losing candidates from the nationwide vote in 2016 ( Mohamed Ali Soilihi and Mouigni Baraka) and Salim Saadi, who contested the 2016 primary elections as an independent. [6] Seven of the 20 applicants were rejected, including the main opposition candidate Ibrahim Mohamed Soulé. [7]
Approved candidates | ||
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Candidate | Party | Notes |
Mahamoud Ahamada | Independent | Lawyer to former President Ahmed Abdallah Mohamed Sambi |
Azali Assoumani | Convention for the Renewal of the Comoros | Incumbent President |
Said Djaffar Elmacely | Independent | |
Hassani Hamadi | Independent | Governor of Grande Comore |
Fahmi Said Ibrahim | Independent | |
Hamidou Karihila | Independent | Former Secretary of State for the Arab Worldm, ex-CRC |
Saïd Larifou | Independent | Leader of the RIDJA party |
Ali Mhadji | Independent | MP for Hambou, ex-CRC |
Ibrahim Ali Mzimba | Independent | President of the Bar Association |
Salim Saadi | Independent | Entrepreneur |
Achmet Saïd | Independent | Dean of the Faculty of Science and Technology |
Mohamed Ali Soilihi | Union for the Development of the Comoros | |
Mohamed Soilihi | Independent | Former Chief of Staff of the Comorian Army |
Mouigni Baraka Saïd Soilihi | Independent | Former Governor of Grande Comore |
Rejected candidates | ||
Bourhane Abdallah | Independent | Entrepreneur |
Youssouf Boina | Independent | |
Moustoifa Saïd Cheikh | Democratic Front | |
Soilihi Mohamed Soilihi | Independent | Former ambassador to the United States |
Zile Soilih | Independent | |
Ibrahim Mohamed Soulé | Juwa Party | |
Source: Al-Watwan |
Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
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Azali Assoumani | Convention for the Renewal of the Comoros | 96,635 | 60.77 | |
Mahamoud Ahamada | Independent | 23,233 | 14.61 | |
Mouigni Baraka Saïd Soilihi | Independent | 8,851 | 5.57 | |
Mohamed Ali Soilihi | Union for the Development of the Comoros | 6,110 | 3.84 | |
Hamidou Karihila | Independent | 3,880 | 2.44 | |
Fahmi Said Ibrahim | Independent | 3,782 | 2.38 | |
Hassani Hamadi | Independent | 3,576 | 2.25 | |
Saïd Larifou | Independent | 3,368 | 2.12 | |
Achmet Saïd | Independent | 3,326 | 2.09 | |
Ibrahim Ali Mzimba | Independent | 2,185 | 1.37 | |
Ali Mhadji | Independent | 1,484 | 0.93 | |
Said Djaffar Elmacely | Independent | 1,474 | 0.93 | |
Salim Saadi | Independent | 1,104 | 0.69 | |
Total | 159,008 | 100.00 | ||
Valid votes | 159,008 | 95.53 | ||
Invalid/blank votes | 7,439 | 4.47 | ||
Total votes | 166,447 | 100.00 | ||
Registered voters/turnout | 309,137 | 53.84 | ||
Source: CENI[ permanent dead link] |
Following the election, the fourth-placed candidate Mohamed Soilihi called for the results to be invalidated and for a campaign of civil disobedience. He was subsequently arrested. [7]
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Member State of the Arab League |
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Early presidential elections were held in the Comoros on 24 March 2019 alongside regional elections. [1] A second round would have been held on 21 April if required, [2] but incumbent President Azali Assoumani was re-elected in the first round of voting.
Until 2018, the presidency of the Comoros rotated between the country's three main islands; Anjouan, Grande Comore and Mohéli. The 2010 elections were limited to Mohélian candidates and the 2016 elections saw candidates from Grand Comore contest the elections. [3] The next presidential election would have seen a president elected from Anjouan.
However, a constitutional referendum in July 2018 saw voters approve constitutional amendments that scrapped the rotation system and instituted a standard two-round system in which a candidate has to receive a majority of the vote in the first round to be elected, with a second round held if no candidate is able to win in the first round. [1] The changes also moved the next presidential elections forward to 2019 and allowed incumbent President Azali Assoumani run for a second term. [4]
The referendum led to violent protests and an armed uprising in Anjouan in October 2018, which was stopped by the military after several days. [5]
A total of 20 candidates registered to contest the elections, with the Supreme Court determining the final list of eligible participants. [6] Incumbent President Assoumani ran for reelection, whilst other candidates attempting to register included the two losing candidates from the nationwide vote in 2016 ( Mohamed Ali Soilihi and Mouigni Baraka) and Salim Saadi, who contested the 2016 primary elections as an independent. [6] Seven of the 20 applicants were rejected, including the main opposition candidate Ibrahim Mohamed Soulé. [7]
Approved candidates | ||
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Candidate | Party | Notes |
Mahamoud Ahamada | Independent | Lawyer to former President Ahmed Abdallah Mohamed Sambi |
Azali Assoumani | Convention for the Renewal of the Comoros | Incumbent President |
Said Djaffar Elmacely | Independent | |
Hassani Hamadi | Independent | Governor of Grande Comore |
Fahmi Said Ibrahim | Independent | |
Hamidou Karihila | Independent | Former Secretary of State for the Arab Worldm, ex-CRC |
Saïd Larifou | Independent | Leader of the RIDJA party |
Ali Mhadji | Independent | MP for Hambou, ex-CRC |
Ibrahim Ali Mzimba | Independent | President of the Bar Association |
Salim Saadi | Independent | Entrepreneur |
Achmet Saïd | Independent | Dean of the Faculty of Science and Technology |
Mohamed Ali Soilihi | Union for the Development of the Comoros | |
Mohamed Soilihi | Independent | Former Chief of Staff of the Comorian Army |
Mouigni Baraka Saïd Soilihi | Independent | Former Governor of Grande Comore |
Rejected candidates | ||
Bourhane Abdallah | Independent | Entrepreneur |
Youssouf Boina | Independent | |
Moustoifa Saïd Cheikh | Democratic Front | |
Soilihi Mohamed Soilihi | Independent | Former ambassador to the United States |
Zile Soilih | Independent | |
Ibrahim Mohamed Soulé | Juwa Party | |
Source: Al-Watwan |
Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
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Azali Assoumani | Convention for the Renewal of the Comoros | 96,635 | 60.77 | |
Mahamoud Ahamada | Independent | 23,233 | 14.61 | |
Mouigni Baraka Saïd Soilihi | Independent | 8,851 | 5.57 | |
Mohamed Ali Soilihi | Union for the Development of the Comoros | 6,110 | 3.84 | |
Hamidou Karihila | Independent | 3,880 | 2.44 | |
Fahmi Said Ibrahim | Independent | 3,782 | 2.38 | |
Hassani Hamadi | Independent | 3,576 | 2.25 | |
Saïd Larifou | Independent | 3,368 | 2.12 | |
Achmet Saïd | Independent | 3,326 | 2.09 | |
Ibrahim Ali Mzimba | Independent | 2,185 | 1.37 | |
Ali Mhadji | Independent | 1,484 | 0.93 | |
Said Djaffar Elmacely | Independent | 1,474 | 0.93 | |
Salim Saadi | Independent | 1,104 | 0.69 | |
Total | 159,008 | 100.00 | ||
Valid votes | 159,008 | 95.53 | ||
Invalid/blank votes | 7,439 | 4.47 | ||
Total votes | 166,447 | 100.00 | ||
Registered voters/turnout | 309,137 | 53.84 | ||
Source: CENI[ permanent dead link] |
Following the election, the fourth-placed candidate Mohamed Soilihi called for the results to be invalidated and for a campaign of civil disobedience. He was subsequently arrested. [7]