Parliamentary elections were held in the

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on 18 April 2004, with a second round on 25 April.Elections held in 2004
IPU The result was a victory for the

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, which won 12 of the 18 elected seats.

Background

Following the previous elections in

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, a political crisis had led to

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and

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seeking to secede from the Union. A 1999 coup led to

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taking power. A new constitution was introduced in 2001, decentralising power by granting autonomy to the three islands. Azali subsequently won

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in 2002, which were boycotted by the opposition.

Electoral system

At the time of the elections, only 18 of the 33 members of the

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were directly elected in single-member constituencies. The remaining 15 were chosen by the legislatures of the three islands,

and

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, with each island electing five members. The direct elections were held in 18 single-member constituencies using the

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Campaign

In 2004 there was only one national political party, the Convention for the Renewal of the Comoros led by Assoumani, which favoured more centralised government. Prior to the elections a loose coalition, the

, was formed by opposition groups organised by the presidents of the three islands.

Results

All fifteen of the indirectly-elected seats were won by the Camp of the Autonomous Islands.Tom Lansford (2015) ''Political Handbook of the World 2015'', CQ Press

References

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