Presidential elections were held in the
Comoros on 22 October 1978 following the approval of a new constitution in a
referendum earlier in the month. The only candidate was
Ahmed Abdallah, who had been President at the time of independence, before being ousted in a coup on 2 August 1975, then reinstated following another on 13 May 1978, since which he had held the post of "Co-Chairman of the Politico-Military Directorate of the Federal and Islamic Republic of Comoros" alongside
Mohamed Ahmed. He was elected unopposed.[1]
Presidential elections were held in the
Comoros on 22 October 1978 following the approval of a new constitution in a
referendum earlier in the month. The only candidate was
Ahmed Abdallah, who had been President at the time of independence, before being ousted in a coup on 2 August 1975, then reinstated following another on 13 May 1978, since which he had held the post of "Co-Chairman of the Politico-Military Directorate of the Federal and Islamic Republic of Comoros" alongside
Mohamed Ahmed. He was elected unopposed.[1]