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Comoros Incumbent President Assoumani Allowed to Run in Next Year's Election
Comoros Incumbent President Assoumani Allowed to Run in Next Year's Election
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Assoumani first came to power in a coup in 1999 and has since won three presidential elections, leading the country from 1999 to 2006 and from 2016 to 2024. 24.11.2023, Sputnik Africa
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Comoros' incumbent president, Azali Assoumani, has been cleared by the country's highest court to run in next year's presidential election, according to the court's declaration of endorsed candidates.Assoumani is set to face nine rivals in the presidential election scheduled for 14 January. Among the opponents are the former foreign minister Aboudou Soefo, leader of the opposition Juwa party - Salim Issa, former interior minister under Assoumani Mohamed Daoudou and Mouigni Baraka Said Soilihi former governor of Ngazidja, Comoros' largest island.Campaigning for the first round is scheduled on 17 December and end on 12 January, two days prior to the vote. The date for the second round is set for 25 February, if deemed necessary.Before the 2018 referendum that changed the electoral system, the presidency rotated among Comoros' three main islands: Anjouan, Ngazidja, and Moheli. During an island's turn to hold the presidency, it conducted a first round and the top three candidates progressed to a second national round.However, the 2018 referendum, initiated by Assoumani, abolished the compulsory rotation of the islands and introduced a nationwide vote. 92.74% of the electorate voted in favor of the constitutional change, while 7.26% voted against it.In the early presidential election in March 2019, Assoumani comfortably secured victory in the first round.
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Comoros Incumbent President Assoumani Allowed to Run in Next Year's Election
12:38 24.11.2023 (Updated: 13:46 24.11.2023) Assoumani first came to power in a coup in 1999 and has since won three presidential elections, leading the country from 1999 to 2006 and from 2016 to 2024.
Comoros' incumbent president, Azali Assoumani, has been cleared by the country's highest court to run in next year's presidential election, according to the court's declaration of endorsed candidates.
Assoumani is set to face nine rivals in the presidential election scheduled for 14 January. Among the opponents are the former foreign minister Aboudou Soefo, leader of the opposition Juwa party - Salim Issa, former interior minister under
Assoumani Mohamed Daoudou and Mouigni Baraka Said Soilihi former governor of Ngazidja, Comoros' largest island.
Campaigning for the first round is scheduled on 17 December and end on 12 January, two days prior to the vote. The date for the second round is set for 25 February, if deemed necessary.
The president of the Comoros is elected for a five-year term in a two-round system.
Before the 2018 referendum that changed the electoral system, the presidency rotated among Comoros' three main islands: Anjouan, Ngazidja, and Moheli. During an island's turn to hold the presidency, it conducted a first round and the top three candidates progressed to a second national round.
However, the 2018 referendum, initiated by
Assoumani, abolished the compulsory rotation of the islands and introduced a nationwide vote. 92.74% of the electorate voted in favor of the constitutional change, while 7.26% voted against it.
In the early presidential election in March 2019, Assoumani comfortably secured victory in the first round.
