At
stake in this Referendum:
- Office of president
of Comoros
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Description
of government structure:
- Chief of State: Prime Minister
Hamada MADI
- Head of Government: Prime
Minister Hamada MADI
- Assemblies: Comoros has
a bicameral legislature consisting of a Senate (15 seats) and a Federal
Assembly or Assemblee Federale (43 seats). The Federal Assembly was
dissolved after the 1999.
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Main
provisions in this Referendum:
- A majority of voters
on each of the three islands of Anjouan, Moheli, and Grand Comoros must
approve the referendum for it to be adopted.
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Description
of electoral system:
- The president
is elected by popular vote to a four-year term.
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Main
candidates for president:
- Presidential
Candidate: Said Ali KEMAL
Party: Shuma
- Presidential
Candidate: Mahamoud MRADABI
Party: Shawiri
- Presidential
Candidate: Colonel Azali ASSOUMANI
Party: Independent
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When was the last election? Number of
seats in last election?
- Elections were last held on March 6 and 16, 1996. A coup took place
April 30, 1999.
- Mohamed TAKI Abdulkarim
won 64.3% of the vote before passing away. Tajiddine Ben Said MASSOUNDE
assumed power on 6 November 1998 before being overthrown in a bloodless
coup April 30, 1999.
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Population and number of registered voters:
- Population: 596,202
- Number of registered voters:
250,000 (1996)
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Of Interest:
- In a presidential primary
on Grand Comore on March 17, 2002 Assoumani was the top vote-recipient
followed by Mradabi and Kemal. Voters on all three islands will choose
among these three candidates in the presidential election.
- A majority of voters rejected
the proposed constitution for Grand Comore on March 17, 2002. This situation
might present a blockade for the upcoming second round of presidential
elections.
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| SOURCE: INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR ELECTION SYSTEMS (IFES) |
| For additional information:
IFES ElectionGuide Online |
