The Convention for the Renewal of the Comoros (, CRC) is a political party 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 ...

History

The CRC was established in September 2002 by members of the Movement for Socialism and Democracy, a group expelled from the

Democratic Front Democratic Front is a name used by political parties and alliances in several countries, such as: *Democratic Front (Albania) * Democratic Front for the Liberation of Angola *Democratic Front (Bosnia and Herzegovina) * Democratic Front (Cyprus) * De ...

. In the 2004 parliamentary elections the party won six of the 18 elected seats, becoming the only opposition to the

Camp of the Autonomous Islands The Camp of the Autonomous Islands (, CdIA) was a political alliance in the Comoros. It advocated for greater autonomy for the three islands and for more power to be given to the islands' governors. History The alliance was formed prior to the ...

alliance. The party won two seats in the 2015 parliamentary elections, taken by

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and

Charif Maoulana Charif (Arabic: شريف) is both a surname and a given name and can be spelled either "Charif" or "Sharif". Notable people with the name include: * Gustavo Charif (born 1966), Argentine artist *Maher Charif, Palestinian Marxist historian * Moeen C ...

. In January 2020, the Legislative

elections An election is a formal group decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual or multiple individuals to hold public office. Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative democracy has opera ...

in Comoros were dominated by President

Azali Assoumani Azali Assoumani ( ar, غزالي عثماني; born 1 January 1959) is a Comorian politician and military officer who has served as President of the Comoros since April 2019. He was also president from 2002 to 2006 and 2016 to February 2019. He ...

’s party, the Convention for the Renewal of Comoros, CRC. It took an overwhelming majority in the parliament and his hold on power strengthened. CRC won 17 out of 24 legislative seats.

References

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