1978 Comorian Legislative Election
Parliamentary elections were held in the Comoros on 8 and 15 December 1978, following the adoption of a new constitution in a 1978 Comorian constitutional referendum, referendum in October. All candidates ran as independents. Following the election, Salim Ben Ali was appointed List of heads of government of Comoros, Prime Minister on 22 December,Harris M. Lentz (2014''Heads of States and Governments Since 1945''p190 and a government was formed on 28 December. Electoral system The election was held using the two-round system in 38 single-member constituencies; 18 on Grande Comore, 15 on Anjouan and 5 on Mohéli, each of which elected a single member. Results Of the 38 members elected, 35 were civil servants, two were farmers and one was a tradesman.Comoros
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Comoros
The Comoros,, ' officially the Union of the Comoros,; ar, الاتحاد القمري ' is an independent country made up of three islands in southeastern Africa, located at the northern end of the Mozambique Channel in the Indian Ocean. Its capital and largest city is Moroni. The religion of the majority of the population, and the official state religion, is Sunni Islam. As a member of the Arab League, it is the only country in the Arab world which is entirely in the Southern Hemisphere. Comoros proclaimed their independence on July 6, 1975. It is also a member state of the African Union, the ''Organisation internationale de la Francophonie'', the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, and the Indian Ocean Commission. The country has three official languages: Chi Comori, French and Arabic. The sovereign state consists of three major islands and numerous smaller islands, all in the volcanic Comoro Islands with the notable exception of Mayotte. Mayotte voted against inde ...
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