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Comorian Legislative Election, 1993
Early parliamentary elections were held in the Comoros on 12 December 1993, with a second round in all but four seats on 20 December. The elections were held after President Said Mohamed Djohar dissolved the Federal Assembly elected in November 1992. The result was a victory for the Djohar's Rally for Democracy and Renewal party, which won 28 of the 42 seats. Results References {{Comorian elections Comoros Parliamentary elections in the Comoros Parliamentary A parliamentary system, or parliamentarian democracy, is a system of democratic governance of a state (or subordinate entity) where the executive derives its democratic legitimacy from its ability to command the support ("confidence") of the ... Election and referendum articles with incomplete results Comoros ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Said Mohamed Djohar
Said Mohammed Djohar ( ar, سعيد محمد جوهر 22 August 1918 – 22 February 2006) was a Comorian politician who served as the 4th President of the Comoros from 1989 to 1995. Climb to power Born in Majunga, Madagascar, Djohar was the half brother of socialist Comorian president Ali Soilih, who had been brought to power in a coup d'état organised by Bob Denard. After Denard reinstated the previous president, Ahmed Abdallah, Djohar's political aspirations suffered a serious setback. He became a supreme court judge during this time. The conflict between Denard and Abdallah created an opportunity for Djohar, and on November 27, 1989, the day after Abdallah was killed, Djohar became leader of the provisional government as well as head of the board of directors of the African International Bank. Fall In late September 1995, during ''Operation Azalee'' the government of the Comoros was again overthrown by Bob Denard and his band of mercenaries, with Djohar being held pri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1992 Comorian Parliamentary Election
Parliamentary elections were held in the Comoros on 22 November 1992, with a second round on 29 November 1992. Due to electoral irregularities in the initial elections, there were also by-elections in six of the 42 constituencies on 13 and 20 December. The election was contested by 320 candidates representing 22 parties, although the Comorian Union for Progress and the National Union for Democracy in the Comoros both boycotted it in protest at the government's refusal to update voting lists and the detention of major politicians. The Union of Democrats for Development emerged as the largest party, although it won only seven seats. Voter turnout was 69.3%. Results The results in six seats were annulled. In the subsequent by-elections in December for five of the six seats, the Movement for Democracy and Progress won two seats, with the Comorian Party for Democracy and Progress, the Democratic Front of the Comoros and Twamaya winning one each. References {{Comorian elect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rally For Democracy And Renewal
The Rally for Democracy and Renewal (french: Rassemblement pour la Démocratie et le Renouveau, RDR) is a political party in the Comoros. History The RDR was founded in October 1993 by President Said Mohamed Djohar,Elections held in 1993 IPU and was a merger of several pro-Djohar parties, including Dialogue Proposition Action and the Union of Democrats for Development. The new party won 28 of the 42 seats in the |
National Union For Democracy In The Comoros
The National Union for Democracy in the Comoros (french: Union Nationale pour la Démocratie aux Comores, UNDC) was a political party in the Comoros. History The UNDC nominated Mohamed Taki Abdoulkarim as its candidate for the 1990 presidential elections. Although Taki received the most votes in the first round, he was defeated by incumbent President Said Mohamed Djohar in the second round by a margin of 55–45%. The party boycotted the 1992 elections when the government refused to update the voter roll. IPU However, it contested the early elections in 1993, winning four seats. Taki was the party's candidate for the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comorian Popular Front
The Comorian Popular Front (french: Front Popular Comorien, FPC) was a political party in the Comoros. History The FPC nominated Mohamed Hassanali as its candidate for the 1990 presidential elections. He finished seventh out of eight candidates with 4.6% of the vote. The party received 2.4% of the vote in the 1992 elections, winning two seats. Both seats were retained in the early elections the following year. IPU References Defunct political parties in the Comoros {{Comoros-stub ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Movement For Democracy And Progress (Comoros)
The Movement for Democracy and Progress (french: Mouvement pour la Démocratie et le Progrès, MDP), also known as the People's Democratic Movement (''Mouvement Démocratique Populaire'') was a political party in the Comoros. History Based in Moroni, the party campaigned for the constitution approved in a 1992 referendum, and contested the subsequent parliamentary elections later in the year. Although the party received the highest vote share at 10.4%, it won only three seats in the Assembly of the Union, whilst the Union of Democrats for Development won seven seats. African Elections Database In the early parliamentary elections the following year th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comorian Union For Progress
The Comorian Union for Progress ( Comorian: ''Udzima'', lit. ''Unity''; french: Union Comorienne pour le Progrès, UCP) is a political party in the Comoros. History In 1978, French mercenary Bob Denard staged a coup d'etat against the socialist Socialism is a left-wing economic philosophy and movement encompassing a range of economic systems characterized by the dominance of social ownership of the means of production as opposed to private ownership. As a term, it describes the e ... government of Ali Soilih, bringing Ahmed Abdallah back to power. In February 1982, Abdallah banned all existing political parties and created the UCP. In Comorian legislative election, 1982, subsequent elections a month later, the UCP won 37 of 38 seats in the Assembly of the Union of the Comoros, National Assembly, with the other seat going to an independent. In the Comorian legislative election, 1987, 1987 parliamentary elections the UCP won all 42 seats. Another coup by Denard in 1989 bro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comorian Party For Democracy And Progress
The Comorian Party for Democracy and Progress (french: Parti Comrorien pour la Démocratie et le Progrès, PCDP) was a political party in the Comoros. History Led by Ali Mroudjaé, the PCDP went into opposition in November 1991. The party won three seats in the 1992 parliamentary elections. IPU However, it was reduced to a single seat in the early elections the following year. Mroudjaé was the party's candidate for the 2002 presidential elections, finishing eighth out of nine candidates with 4% of the vote. Prior to the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rally For Change And Democracy
The Rally for Change and Democracy (french: Rassemblement pour le Changement et la Démocratie, RACHADE) was a political party in the Comoros led by Said Hassane Said Hachim Said Hassane Said Hachim (11 November 1932 – 30 November 2020) was a Comorian politician. He was Foreign Minister from 1991 until 1993. He replaced Mtara Maecha. In 1996, he contested the presidential elections, eventually losing to Mohamed Tak .... History Formed in 1991, RACHADE received 8.1% of the vote in the 1992 elections, finishing in third place. The party won a single seat in the early elections the following year. Following a 1995 coup RACHADE joined the government formed by interim President Caabi El-Yachroutu Mohamed, with Soilih Hassan becoming Minister of Justice and Islamic Affairs and Chaharane Said Ali becoming Minister of Public Services. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Realising Freedom's Capability
Realising Freedom's Capability, also known as Uwezo (''Leadership''), was a political party in the Comoros. History The party was established in Paris by former Foreign Minister Mouzawar Abdallah in 1984 as the Union for a Democratic Republic in the Comoros (''Union pour une République Démocratique aux Comores'', URDC).Martin Ottenheimer & Harriet Ottenheimer (1994) ''Historical Dictionary of the Comoro Islands'', Scarecrow Press, p86 In 1990 it was reorganised as UWEZO. The party was part of the "no" camp for the 1992 constitutional referendum. It won a single seat in the 1992 elections, and retained it in early elections the following year. The party nominated Mouzawar as its candidate for the 1996 presidential elections. Abdallah failed to make the second round. Later in 1996 it was one of several parties that merged to form the National Rally for Development The National Rally for Development (french: Rassemblement National pour le Développement, RND) was a politic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Islands' Fraternity And Unity Party
The Islands' Fraternity and Unity Party ( Comorian: ''Chama cha Upvamodja na Mugangna wa Massiwa'', CHUMA) is a political party in the Comoros. History The party was formed in Paris in the 1980s by the National Committee for Public Salvation led by Saïd Ali Kemal, the Comorian National United Front and the Union of Comorians.Tom Lansford (2015) ''Political Handbook of the World 2015'', CQ Press CHUMA nominated Kemal as its candidate for the 1990 presidential elections. Kemal finished third of out eight candidates with 13.7% of the vote.Elections in the Comoros African Elections Database In the 1992 parliamentary elections the party received 6.2% of the vote, winning 3 of the 42 seats. However, in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |