Presidential elections were held in the Comoros

Comoros

The Comoros , officially the Union of the Comoros is an archipelago island nation in the Indian Ocean, located off the eastern coast of Africa, on the northern end of the Mozambique Channel, between northeastern Mozambique and northwestern Madagascar...

 on 4 March 1990, with a second round on 11 March. It had originally been scheduled for January, but was postponed, resulting in demonstrations. An election was held on 18 February, but it was abandoned due to fraud allegations.

Although Mohamed Taki Abdoulkarim

Mohamed Taki Abdoulkarim

Mohamed Taki Abdoulkarim was President of the Comoros from 25 March 1996 until his death on 6 November 1998.-His Life:...

 of the opposition Union for Democracy and Decentralisation received the most votes in the first round, incumbent President Said Mohamed Djohar

Said Mohamed Djohar

Said Mohammed Djohar was a Comorian politician who served as President of the Comoros during the 1990s.-Climb to power:...

 of the Comorian Union for Progress

Comorian Union for Progress

The Comorian Union for Progress is a defunct political party in the Comoros.In 1978, French mercenary Bob Denard staged a coup d'etat against the socialist government of Ali Soilih, bringing Ahmed Abdallah back to power. In February 1982, Abdallah banned all existing political parties and created...

 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.

Results

Candidate	Party	First round		Second round
		Votes	%	Votes	%
Mohamed Taki Abdoulkarim Mohamed Taki Abdoulkarim Mohamed Taki Abdoulkarim was President of the Comoros from 25 March 1996 until his death on 6 November 1998.-His Life:...	Union for Democracy and Decentralisation	47,329	24.4	84,178	44.9
Said Mohamed Djohar Said Mohamed Djohar Said Mohammed Djohar was a Comorian politician who served as President of the Comoros during the 1990s.-Climb to power:...	Comorian Union for Progress Comorian Union for Progress The Comorian Union for Progress is a defunct political party in the Comoros.In 1978, French mercenary Bob Denard staged a coup d'etat against the socialist government of Ali Soilih, bringing Ahmed Abdallah back to power. In February 1982, Abdallah banned all existing political parties and created...	44,845	23.1	103,000	55.1
Said Ali Kemal	Islands Fraternity and Unity Party	26,656	13.7
Abbas Djoussouf Abbas Djoussouf Abbas Djoussouf was a politician in The Comoros. He was Prime Minister from 22 November 1998 until 30 April 1999. He was the main opposition leader when named Prime Minister by Tadjidine Ben Said Massounde in a move to help soothe secessionist movements across The Comoros...	Independent	26,379	13.6
Moustoifa Said Cheikh	Independent	17,739	9.1
Ali Mroudjaé Ali Mroudjaé Ali Mroudjae is a former Prime Minister and foreign minister of the Comoros. Mroudjae became foreign minister after the coup by Bob Denard brought Ahmed Abdallah to power in 1978. He continued in that position until 8 February 1982, when he became prime minister. He left the office of Prime...	Independent	8,867	4.6
Mohamed Hassanali	Independent	8,867	4.6
Mohamed Ali Mbalia	Independent	4,989	2.6
Invalid/blank votes		2,753
2,652
Total		198,370	100	190,074	100
Source: Nohlen et al