Parliamentary elections were held in the

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on 25 January 2015, alongside local elections. A second round of voting was held on 22 February in the 21 constituencies where no candidate won in the first round.Comoros: Controversy surrounding the election commission on the eve of the start of the campaign for parliamentary and municipal elections
Indian Ocean Times, 15 December 2014 The

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emerged as the largest party, winning eight of the 24 seats in the

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Background

The term of the Assembly of the Union elected in

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was due to expire in April 2014, but was extended. Elections were initially scheduled for early November 2014, but in September President

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announced that they would be delayed until 28 December, with the second round planned for 1 February. They were later delayed again until January 2015.

Electoral system

The 33 members of the Assembly of the Union were elected by two methods; 24 members were directly elected in single member constituencies using the

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, whilst nine members were elected by the Island assemblies.

Campaign

The campaigning period officially began on 25 December. A total of 204 candidates registered to run for election to the Assembly, whilst 353 candidates contested the council elections.Comoros: The lists of candidates for the different polls published by the Constitutional Court
Indian Ocean Times, 24 December 2014

Results

Elected MPs

References

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Parliamentary elections in the Comoros