Comoros Presidential Election Crisis: Five Opposition Candidates Demand Vote Cancellation

2024-01-22 01:05:19

Five opposition candidates consider themselves cheated by the results of the presidential election and continue to demand the cancellation of this election, which they describe as a “masquerade”. The figures announced by the Ceni are marked by obvious inconsistencies: the election of the president and those of the governors were organized at the same time, but the number of voters differs considerably between the different ballots. After two days of riots in the capital Moroni, popular mobilization has largely decreased in intensity. However, the five opponents show their determination to continue their fight.

Published on: 01/22/2024 – 02:05

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With our special envoy to Moroni, David Bache

After two days of clashes in Moroni last Wednesday and Thursday, the urban mobilization ran out of steam. The five opposition candidates have always assured that these uprisings were spontaneous, but had called for amplifying the protest with peaceful demonstrations on Friday. A call that did not have the expected response.

Issa Salim Abdillah, candidate of the Juwa party, Bourhane Hamidou of Woneha and Daoudou Abdallah Mohamed, of the Orange party, have or will file appeals before the Supreme Court, the only legal route to obtain the annulment of the vote. The others did not see fit to do so. Mouigni Baraka Saïd Soilihi, candidate of the RDCE (Democratic Rally of the Comoros for Equality), believes that the objective of this Court, judged “ partial », « will remain the victory of Azali Assoumani. »

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Funny point, the movement of the re-elected president also announces to file an appeal, estimating that the participation rate is 60% and not 16%, as announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission. Which in fact calls into question the results. But not, according to the AMP (Alliance of the presidential movement), the fact that Azali Assoumani would be re-elected in the first round.

The five opposition candidates finally sent a joint letter – dated Thursday January 18 – to the president of the African Union Commission and asked Moussa Faki Mahamat to send a special envoy to the Comoros to resolve the crisis. In their eyes, only one possible outcome: the cancellation of the vote and the organization of new elections.

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