“The current president of the union of the Comoros re-elected”
“the Election results after Sunday’s elections in the archipelago of the Comoros in the Indian ocean is clear. The incumbent president Azali Assoumani has been re-elected with approximately 61 percent of the votes, said the Comoros ‘ electoral commission.”
“None of the other candidates managed to challenge the Azali Assoumani, who first took power in a coup in 1999. It was the closest, Mahamoudou Ahamada, received just over 14 per cent of the votes.”
“Sunday’s elections sparked protests in which the opposition accused the elections of being rigged. The minister of the interior stated on Tuesday that he ordered the mayor of the capital city Moroni to ban public gatherings.”