Political Profile
Island President: Mohamed Bacar [since
14 June 2007] The President is elected by direct popular vote for a 5-year term. Electoral System: Two Round (Run-off).
Island Assembly [unicameral] (25 Seats) Members
are elected by direct popular vote using the two round (run-off) system; members serve 4-year terms.
Next Scheduled Island Presidential Election: 2007
Next Scheduled Island Assembly Election:
March 2008
Election Results
26 October 1997 Referendum*
Main Points: Independence of Anjouan from the Comoros with the intention
of attaining a status similar to that of Mayotte (overseas territory of France).
|
Registered Voters |
Not Available |
|
Total Votes (Voter Turnout) |
Not Available (approx. 95%) |
|
Results |
% of Votes |
|
"Yes" Votes |
99.88% |
|
"No" Votes |
00.12% |
*The election was conducted by secessionist authorities on
the island. The results were not recognized by the Comoran government.
15 February 1998 Constitutional Referendum*
Main Points: Not Available
|
Registered Voters |
143,855 |
|
Total Votes (Voter Turnout) |
126,600 (88.0%) |
|
Results |
% of Votes |
|
"Yes" Votes |
99.54% |
|
"No" Votes |
00.46% |
*The election was conducted by secessionist authorities on
the island. The results were not recognized by the Comoran government.
15 August 1999 Island Legislative Assembly Election*
|
Registered Voters |
Not Available |
|
Total Votes (Voter Turnout) |
Not Available (N/A) | Hardline
secessionists won an overwhelming majority in the election. About twenty-five constituencies were contested, in most
of which a single candidate stood. The poll was marred by reports of intimidation.
*The election was conducted by secessionist authorities on
the island. The results were not recognized by the Comoran government.
23 January 2000 Referendum
Main Points: Federal Union, Island Autonomy
|
Registered Voters |
149,407 |
|
Total Votes (Voter Turnout) |
134,935 (90.3%) |
|
Invalid/Blank Votes |
0 |
|
Total Valid Votes |
134,935 |
|
Results |
Number of Votes |
% of Votes |
|
"Yes" Votes |
7,456 |
05.53% |
|
"No" Votes |
127,479 |
94.47% |
10 March 2002 Constitutional Referendum
Main Points: Autonomy, Elected Island President and Assembly
|
Registered Voters |
79,470 |
|
Total Votes (Voter Turnout) |
60,138 (75.7%) |
|
Invalid/Blank Votes |
413 |
|
Total Valid Votes |
59,725 |
|
Results |
Number of Votes |
% of Votes |
|
"Yes" Votes |
58,294 |
97.60% |
|
"No" Votes |
1,431 |
02.40% |
31 March 2002 Island Presidential Election
|
Registered Voters |
Not Available |
|
Total Votes (Voter Turnout) |
Not Available (72.6%) |
|
Candidate |
% of Votes |
|
Mohamed Bacar |
69.8% |
|
Ibrahim Halidi |
10.5% |
|
Others |
19.7% |
14 & 21 March 2004 Island Legislative Assembly Election
|
Registered Voters |
Not Available |
|
Total Votes (Voter Turnout) |
Not Available (N/A) |
|
Party/Political Grouping |
Number of Seats (25) |
|
Supporters of the Island President |
20 |
|
Supporters of the Union President |
05 |
10 June 2007 Island Presidential Election
|
Registered Voters |
118,720 |
|
Total Votes (Voter Turnout) |
64,974 (54.7%) | The Anjouan
Island Presidential Election was initially scheduled to take place on 10 June 2007, but was delayed to June 17 due to instances
of violence and intimidation during the run-up to voting. In defiance of the country’s constitutional court, the island’s
authorities held the poll on 10 June. Mohamed Bacar, who had held the position of president from 2002 to April 2007, won 73.22%
(down from an initial total of 89.65%) of the vote. The four remaining candidates boycotted the election and the result was
not recognized by the national government. Despite this, Bacar was sworn-in as president on 14 June 2007.
Elections in Grande Comore
Political Profile
Island President: Mohamed Abdoulwahab (MP/Union)
[since 30 June 2007; elected 2007] The President is elected by direct popular vote for a 5-year term. Electoral System: Two Round (Run-off).
Island Assembly [unicameral] (20 Seats) Members
are elected by direct popular vote using the two round (run-off) system; members serve 4-year terms.
Next Scheduled Island Presidential Election:
2012
Next Scheduled Island Assembly Election:
March 2008
Political Parties: CHUMA - Islands' Fraternity
and Unity Party, CRC - Convention for the Renewal of the Comoros, DJAWABU*, KASIYA*, MOUROUA - Movement for the Republic,
Openness, and Unity of the Comoros Archipelago, MP/Union - Union Presidential Movement, PCDP-Djamnazi - Comoran Party for
Democracy and Progress, RIDJA - Rally for a Development Initiative with an Enlightened Youth, RND-R - National Rally for Development-Renewal
*Translated version of the political party acronym is not available.
Election Results
Legislative Assembly: 2004
Constitutional Referenda: 2002 (March), 2002 (April)
19 March 2002 Constitutional Referendum
Main Points: Autonomy, Elected Island President and Assembly
|
Registered Voters |
Not Available |
|
Total Votes (Voter Turnout) |
Not Available (N/A) |
|
Results |
% of Votes |
|
"Yes" Votes |
41.1% |
|
"No" Votes |
58.9% |
07 April 2002 Constitutional Referendum
Main Points: Autonomy, Elected Island President and Assembly
|
Registered Voters |
147,490 |
|
Total Votes (Voter Turnout) |
77,710 (52.7%) |
|
Invalid/Blank Votes |
3,837 |
|
Total Valid Votes |
73,873 |
|
Results |
Number of Votes |
% of Votes |
|
"Yes" Votes |
55,437 |
75.04% |
|
"No" Votes |
18,436 |
24.96% |
May 2002 Island Presidential Election
First Round (12 May 2002)
|
Registered Voters |
Not Available |
|
Total Votes (Voter Turnout) |
Not Available (70.1%) | Second
Round (19 May 2002)
|
Registered Voters |
Not Available |
|
Total Votes (Voter Turnout) |
Not Available (71.8%) |
|
Candidate |
First Round |
Second Round |
|
% of Votes |
% of Votes |
|
Abdou Soulé Elbak |
17.1% |
60.1% |
|
Bakari Abdallah Boina |
14.6% |
39.9% |
|
Kamar Ezamane Mohamed |
10.9% |
- |
|
Others |
57.4% |
- |
14 & 21 March 2004 Island Legislative Assembly Election
|
Registered Voters |
Not Available |
|
Total Votes (Voter Turnout) |
Not Available (N/A) |
|
Party/Political Grouping |
Number of Seats (20) |
|
Supporters of the Island President |
14 |
|
Supporters of the Union President |
06 |
June 2007 Island Presidential Election
First Round (10 June 2007)
|
Registered Voters |
184,134 |
|
Total Votes (Voter Turnout) |
112,535 (61.1%) |
|
Invalid/Blank Votes |
6,178 |
|
Total Valid Votes |
106,357 |
Second Round (24 June 2007)
|
Registered Voters |
187,004 |
|
Total Votes (Voter Turnout) |
109,362 (58.5%) |
|
Invalid/Blank Votes |
7,273 |
|
Total Valid Votes |
102,089 |
|
Candidate (Party) |
First Round |
Second Round |
|
Number of Votes* |
% of Votes* |
Number of Votes |
% of Votes |
|
Mohamed Abdoulwahab (MP/Union) |
17,640 |
16.83% |
58,244 |
57.05% |
|
Said Larifou (RIDJA) |
15,249 |
14.55% |
43,845 |
42.95% |
|
Abdou Soulé Elbak (PCDP-Djamnazi) |
13,618 |
13.00% |
- |
- |
|
Kamar Ezamane Mohamed (UNDC) |
8,798 |
8.40% |
- |
- |
|
Houmed Ali Msaidié (CRC) |
7,496 |
7.15% |
- |
- |
| Abdou Raouf |
6,118 |
5.84% |
- |
- |
|
Fahmi Said Ibrahim |
5,569 |
5.31% |
- |
- |
|
Ibrahim Ali Mzimba |
5,548 |
5.29% |
- |
- |
|
Mtara Maécha (RND-R) |
4,316 |
4.12% |
- |
- |
| Said Abasse Dahalani (MOUROUA) |
3,971 |
3.79% |
- |
- |
|
Said Ali Kemal (CHUMA) |
3,773 |
3.60% |
- |
- |
|
Mohamed S. Abdallah Mchangama (KASIYA) |
3,616 |
3.45% |
- |
- |
| Mohamed Elkabir |
3,060 |
2.92% |
- |
- |
| Youssouf Said (DJAWABU) |
1,930 |
1.84% |
- |
- |
|
Maoulida Mabrouk |
1,250 |
1.19% |
- |
- |
|
Idriss Mohamed |
1,224 |
1.17% |
- |
- |
|
Mohamed Elhad |
887 |
0.85% |
- |
- |
|
Assany Mfoungoulié |
730 |
0.70% |
- |
- |
*Official results published by the constitutional court state
that 104,621 valid votes were cast, but the distribution of votes among candidates totals 104,793 (a difference of 172 votes).
Percentage figures in the table are based on the latter number of valid votes cast. Figures released by the constitutional
court are as follows: Mohamed Abdoulwahab (16.94%), Said Larifou (14.55%), Abdou Soulé Elbak (12.98%), Kamar Ezamane Mohamed
(8.37%), Houmed Ali Msaidié (7.01%), Abdou Raouf (5.99%), Fahmi Said Ibrahim (5.39%), Ibrahim Ali Mzimba (5.46%), Mtara Maécha
(4.12%), Said Abasse Dahalani (3.91%), Said Ali Kemal (3.59%), Mohamed S. Abdallah Mchangama (3.45%), Mohamed Elkabir (2.91%),
Youssouf Said (1.83%), Maoulida Mabrouk (1.19%), Idriss Mohamed (1.16%), Mohamed Elhad (0.76%), and Assany Mfoungoulié (0.30%).
Political Profile
Island President: Mohamed Ali Said [since
01 July 2007; elected 2007] The President is elected by direct popular vote for a 5-year term. Electoral System: Two Round (Run-off).
Island Assembly [unicameral] (10 Seats) Members
are elected by direct popular vote using the two round (run-off) system; members serve 4-year terms.
Next Scheduled Island Presidential Election:
2012
Next Scheduled Island Assembly Election:
March 2008
Political Parties: MSADA - Social Action Movement for Democracy and Alternation
Election Results
Legislative Assembly: 2004
Constitutional Referendum: 2002
10 March 2002 Constitutional Referendum
Main Points: Autonomy, Elected Island President and Assembly
|
Registered Voters |
13,684 |
|
Total Votes (Voter Turnout) |
6,656 (48.6%) |
|
Invalid/Blank Votes |
212 |
|
Total Valid Votes |
6,444 |
|
Results |
Number of Votes |
% of Votes |
|
"Yes" Votes |
5,565 |
86.36% |
|
"No" Votes |
879 |
13.64% |
March/April 2002 Island Presidential Election
First Round (31 March 2002)
|
Registered Voters |
Not Available |
|
Total Votes (Voter Turnout) |
Not Available (82.7%) | Second
Round (07 April 2002)
|
Registered Voters |
Not Available |
|
Total Votes (Voter Turnout) |
Not Available (81.5%) |
|
Candidate |
First Round |
Second Round |
|
% of Votes |
% of Votes |
|
Mohamed Hassanaly |
26.2% |
43.9% |
|
Mohamed Said Fazul |
22.2% |
56.1% |
|
Others |
51.6% |
- |
14 & 21 March 2004 Island Legislative Assembly Election
|
Registered Voters |
Not Available |
|
Total Votes (Voter Turnout) |
Not Available (N/A) |
|
Party/Political Grouping |
Number of Seats (10) |
|
Supporters of the Island President |
09 |
|
Supporters of the Union President |
01 |
June 2007 Island Presidential Election
First Round (10 June 2007)
|
Registered Voters |
19,391 |
|
Total Votes (Voter Turnout) |
12,787 (65.9%) |
|
Invalid/Blank Votes |
203 |
|
Total Valid Votes |
12,584 |
Second Round (24 June 2007)
|
Registered Voters |
19,680 |
|
Total Votes (Voter Turnout) |
12,544 (63.7%) |
|
Invalid/Blank Votes |
625 |
|
Total Valid Votes |
11,919 |
|
Candidate (Party) |
First Round |
Second Round |
|
Number of Votes |
% of Votes |
Number of Votes |
% of Votes |
|
Mohamed Ali Said |
4,117 |
32.72% |
6,812 |
57.15% |
|
Mohamed Said Fazul |
3,731 |
29.65% |
5,107 |
42.85% |
|
Abdou Djabir (MSADA) |
3,174 |
25.22% |
- |
- |
|
Abdallah Said Sarouma |
808 |
6.42% |
- |
- |
|
Fouad Mohadji |
754 |
5.99% |
- |
- |
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