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Comoros president seeks re-election after constitutional amendment extended presidential term limits28 January 2019
Comoros President Azali Assoumani is among 20 candidates registered for March 24 elections after changes to the Indian Ocean archipelago’s constitution allowed …
Op-ed: Constitutional change in Comoros meant to cement dictatorship18 October 2018
The Comoros is currently facing its most intense political crisis, after 15 years of relative stability and peace. Despite an intervention and issue of recommen…
Why Comoros' constitutional referendum could herald a new era of instability13 September 2018
On July 30, Comoros passed a referendum to revise the nation’s constitution. Among other changes, the referendum extended presidential term limits and abolished…
Comoros voters approve controversial reforms in constitutional referendum2 August 2018
The result of the referendum, which was boycotted by the opposition, will allow President Azali Assoumani to run again.
Comorans have voted overwhelmingly in…
Comoros holds violence-tarred constitutional referendum on presidential term extension30 July 2018
Voters in the Comoros go to the polls on Monday for a politically explosive referendum overshadowed by a clampdown and an attempted assassination just days befo…