Azali Assoumani

Comoros ruling party wins 28 out of 33 seats in a parliamentary election

Election results in Comoros show that the ruling party has won 28 out of 33 seats in Parliament. That means the Convention for the Renewal of the Comoros party of President Azali Assoumani retains its majority in the Indian Ocean archipelago.

Comoros holds a parliamentary election boycotted by some opposition parties

FILE - Comoros' President Azali Assoumani waves as he is escorted by Chinese officials upon arrival at the Beijing Capital International Airport, in Beijing, on Sept. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, Pool, File)

Comoros president is ‘slightly injured’ in knife attack. The suspect is found dead in police cell

Riot police stand on a road in the Coulee district of Moroni, Comoros, on Thursday Jan. 18, 2024. One person has been killed and at least six injured after a second day of violent unrest in the Indian Ocean island nation of Comoros, a health official said. The protests came after incumbent President Azali Assoumani was declared the winner in an election over the weekend that was denounced by the country's opposition parties as fraudulent. (AP Photo/Nazir Nazi)

1 dead, at least 6 injured in post-election unrest in the Indian Ocean island nation of Comoros

FILE - Comoros' President Azali Assoumani attends a news conference during the G20 Investment Summit - German Business and the CwA Countries on the sidelines of a Compact with Africa in Berlin, Germany, Monday, Nov. 20, 2023. People in the Indian Ocean island nation of Comoros are voting for president in Africa’s first national election of 2024. Incumbent President Azali Assoumani, a former military officer, is expected to win a fourth term amid criticism that he has become increasingly authoritarian and cracked down on his political opposition. Five opposition candidates are standing against Assoumani in Sunday, Jan. 14, 2024's election. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, File)

Indian Ocean island nation of Comoros votes for president in Africa’s first election of 2024

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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, right, shares a light moment with African Union Chairman and President of the Union of the Comoros Azali Assoumani upon his arrival at Bharat Mandapam convention centre for the G20 Summit in New Delhi, India, Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, Pool)