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Latest election

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Summary of the 16 April and 14 May 2006 Comoros presidential election results
Candidates - PartiesVotes in the
Anjouan Primary		%Votes in the Union%
Ahmed Abdallah Mohamed Sambi14,56823.7099,11258.02
Mohamed Djaanfari8,05213.1023,32213.65
Ibrahim Halidi - Movement for the Comoros (Mouvement pour les Comores)[1]6,37610.3748,37828.32
Caabi El-Yachroutu Mohamed5,8779.56--
Nourdine Midiladji5,2218.49--
Nassuf Ahmed Abdallah3,2765.33--
Seven others18,09729.44--
Total (Turnout 54.9% / 57.3%)61,467170,812
Source: African Elections Database

Past election

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Summary of the 10 March and 14 April 2002 Comoros presidential election results
Candidates - PartiesVotes 1st round%Votes 2nd round%
Azali Assoumani39.8> 80
Mahamoud Mradabi15.7?
Said Ali Kemal- For the Comoros (Pour les Comores)10.7?
Mtara Maécha7.9
Abbas Djoussouf7.8
Youssouf Said6.1
Abdallah Halifa4.5
Ali Mroudjaé4.2
Moustoifa S Cheick3.4
Total (turnout 76.3 and less than 30 %)100.0100.0
Source: Adam Carr: Kemal and Mradabi withdrew for the second round and urged their supporters

to boycott the second round.

List of Heads of State of the Comoros

(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)

Tenure Incumbent Affiliation Notes
State of ComorosIndependence from France
(Etat Comorien)
6 July 1975 to 7 July 1975Ahmed Abdallah, President of the GovernmentUDC1st Term
7 July 1975 to 3 August 1975Ahmed Abdallah, Head of State1st Term (contd.)
3 August 1975 to 10 August 1975Said Mohamed Jaffar, Chairman of the National Council of the RevolutionUNF 
10 August 1975 to 3 January 1976Said Mohamed Jaffar, Chairman of the National Executive Council 
3 January 1976 to 28 October 1977Ali Soilih, Head of StateRDPC 
28 October 1977 to 13 May 1978Ali Soilih, President 
13 May 1978 to 23 May 1978Said Atthoumani, Chairman of the Politico-Military DirectorateUNF 
Federal and Islamic Republic of Comoros
(République Fédérale Islamique des Comores)
(Jumhuriyat al-Qumur al-Itthadiyah al-Islamiyah)
23 May 1978 to 22 July 1978Ahmed Abdallah, Co-Chairman of the Politico-Military DirectorateUDC2nd Term
Mohamed Ahmed, Co-Chairman of the Politico-Military DirectorateUDC 
22 July 1978 to 3 October 1978Ahmed Abdallah, Co-Chairman of the DirectorateUDC 
Mohamed Ahmed, Co-Chairman of the DirectorateUDC 
3 October 1978 to 25 October 1978Ahmed Abdallah, Chairman of the DirectorateUDC 
25 October 1978 to 26/27 November 1989Ahmed Abdallah, PresidentUDC/UCP3rd Term
27 November 1989 to 27 November 1989Haribon Chebani, Provisional PresidentUCP 
27 November 1989 to 20 March 1990Said Mohamed Djohar, acting President  
20 March 1990 to 29 September 1995Said Mohamed Djohar, President1st Term
29 September 1995 to 2 October 1995Ayouba Combo, Coordinator of the Transitional Military CommitteeMil 
2 October 1995 to 5 October 1995Mohamed Taki Abdoulkarim, President1st Term
Said Ali Kemal, acting President  
5 October 1995 to 26 January 1996Caabi El-Yachroutu Mohamed, interim President  
26 January 1996 to 25 March 1996Said Mohamed Djohar, President2nd Term
25 March 1996 to 6 November 1998Mohamed Taki Abdoulkarim, PresidentRND2nd Term
6 November 1998 to 30 April 1999Tadjidine Ben Said Massounde, interim President  
30 April 1999 to 6 May 1999Azali Assoumani, Chief of Staff of the National Development ArmyMil1st Term
6 May 1999 to 23 December 2001Azali Assoumani, Head of State1st Term (contd.)
Union of Comoros (Union des Comores)
الاتحاد القمر (Udzima wa Komori)
21 December 2001 to 21 January 2002Azali Assoumani, Head of StateMil1st Term (contd.)
21 January 2002 to 26 May 2002Hamada Madi Bolero, interim President  
26 May 2002 to 26 May 2006Azali Assoumani, President2nd Term
26 May 2006 to presentAhmed Abdallah Mohamed Sambi, President 

Affiliations:-


FNRForum nationale de reprise(Forum of National Recovery) pro-federated republic
NJFront National pour la Justice(National Front for Justice) islamist
RNDRassemblement National pour la Développement(National Rally for Development) conservative traditionalist
UCPUnion Comorienne pour le Progrès(Comorian Union for Progress) only legal party Feb 1982-1989
UNFUni National Front(United National Front) anti-Abdallah
FNUK-UnikomFront National Uni des Komoriens-Union des Komoriens(United National Front of Comorians-Union of Comoros) anti-Soilih 1979-
MLICMouvement pour la Libération des Îles Comores(Comoro Liberation Movement) pro-independence, anti-French
PBParti Blanc(White Party) progressive, later RDPC
PVParti Vert(Green Party) later RND
RDPCRassemblement Démocratique du Peuple Comorien(Democratic Assembly of the Comorian People) progressive
UDCUnion Démocratique des Comores(Comoros Democratic Union) conservative
MilMilitary
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