Parliamentary elections were held in the

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on 7 March 1982, following the early dissolution of the Federal Assembly by

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Ahmed Abdallah Ahmed Abdallah Abderemane ( ar, أحمد عبد الله عبد الرحمن, , 12 June 1919 – 26 November 1989) was a Comorian politician. He was a member of the French Senate from 1959 to 1973, and President of the Comoros from 25 Octobe ...

on 25 January. There were 38 constituencies (18 on

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, 15 on

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and 5 on

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), each of which elected a single member. In February the

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 ...

had been created as the sole legal party, and its candidates won 37 of the 38 seats. Eighteen seats were won outright on election day, whilst a second round was held in the remaining 20 constituencies where no candidate won more than 50% of the vote on 14 March.Comoros

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