Parliamentary elections were held in the

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on 18 April 2004, with a second round on 25 April.Elections held in 2004
IPU The result was a victory for the

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, which won 12 of the 18 elected seats.

Background

Following the previous elections in

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, a political crisis had led to

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and

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seeking to secede from the Union. A 1999 coup led to

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taking power. A new constitution was introduced in 2001, decentralising power by granting autonomy to the three islands. Azali subsequently won

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in 2002, which were boycotted by the opposition.

Electoral system

At the time of the elections, only 18 of the 33 members of the Assembly of the Union were directly elected in single-member constituencies. The remaining 15 were chosen by the legislatures of the three islands,

and

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, with each island electing five members. The direct elections were held in 18 single-member constituencies using the

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Campaign

In 2004 there was only one national political party, the

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led by Assoumani, which favoured more centralised government. Prior to the elections a loose coalition, the

, was formed by opposition groups organised by the presidents of the three islands.

Results

All fifteen of the indirectly-elected seats were won by the Camp of the Autonomous Islands.Tom Lansford (2015) ''Political Handbook of the World 2015'', CQ Press

References

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