Elections in Comoros
Encyclopedia
Elections in Comoros gives information on election
and election results in Comoros
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Comoros elects on federal level a head of state
- the president
- and a legislature
. The president is elected for a four year term by the people. The federal presidency is to take it in turns between the three islands. The Assembly of the Union
has 33 seats, 18 elected in single seat constutuencies and 15 representatives of the regional assemblies
. The existence of political parties
in the Comoros is unclear.
Election
An election is a formal decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual to hold public office. Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative democracy operates since the 17th century. Elections may fill offices in the legislature, sometimes in the...
and election results in Comoros
Politics of Comoros
Politics of the Union of the Comoros takes place in a framework of a federal presidential republic, whereby the President of the Comoros is both head of state and head of government, and of a multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the government...
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Comoros elects on federal level a head of state
Head of State
A head of state is the individual that serves as the chief public representative of a monarchy, republic, federation, commonwealth or other kind of state. His or her role generally includes legitimizing the state and exercising the political powers, functions, and duties granted to the head of...
- the president
President
A president is a leader of an organization, company, trade union, university, or country.Etymologically, a president is one who presides, who sits in leadership...
- and a legislature
Legislature
A legislature is a kind of deliberative assembly with the power to pass, amend, and repeal laws. The law created by a legislature is called legislation or statutory law. In addition to enacting laws, legislatures usually have exclusive authority to raise or lower taxes and adopt the budget and...
. The president is elected for a four year term by the people. The federal presidency is to take it in turns between the three islands. The Assembly of the Union
Assembly of the Union of the Comoros
The unicameral Assembly of the Union of the Comoros is the country's legislative body.The current Assembly of the Union, formed following elections held on 18 and 25 April 2004, has a total of 33 members. 18 member are directly elected in single member constituencies using the two-round system...
has 33 seats, 18 elected in single seat constutuencies and 15 representatives of the regional assemblies
Assemblies of the Autonomous Islands of the Comoros
In March and April 2002, the three islands of the Comoros held and approved new constitutions in referendums. The main points of the constitutions were to establish each island as an autonomous part of the Union of Comoros, along with provisions that created elected local assemblies and...
. The existence of political parties
Political Parties
Political Parties: A Sociological Study of the Oligarchical Tendencies of Modern Democracy is a book by sociologist Robert Michels, published in 1911 , and first introducing the concept of iron law of oligarchy...
in the Comoros is unclear.