Parliamentary elections were held in the

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. It ...

on 1 December 1996, with a second round in six seats on 8 December.Comoros: Elections in 1996

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The result was a victory for the

National Rally for Development The National Rally for Development (french: Rassemblement National pour le Développement, RND) was a political party in the Comoros. History The RND was established on 6 October 1996 as a merger of the National Union for Democracy in the Comoros ...

, which won 36 of the 43 seats, some of them uncontested. In addition to independent candidates, the only other party to run was the

National Front for Justice The National Front for Justice (french: Front National pour la Justice, FNJ) is an Islamic political party in the Comoros. History The FNJ was established by Ahmed Abdallah Mohamed Sambi, after he returned home from studying abroad.

following a boycott by several parties in protest at the lack of an independent electoral commission and revision of the electoral registers. Voter turnout was very low, at around 20%.

Results

References

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Elections in the Comoros 1996 in the Comoros Election and referendum articles with incomplete results