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of the opposition

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received the most votes in the first round, incumbent

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of the

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won with 55% of the vote in the second round. They were the first multi-party elections in the Comoros since independence. Voter turnout was 63.7% in the first round and 60.2% in the second. Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) ''Elections in Africa: A data handbook'', p255

Results

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