Assembly of the Autonomous Island of Anjouan
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The Assembly of the Autonomous Island of Anjouan is the island's legislative body.
The Assembly, formed following elections held on 14 and 21 March 2004, has a total of 25 members. Supporters of the Island President, Mohamed Bacar
, won 20 seats while supporters of Union President Azali Assoumani
won 5.
The Assembly, formed following elections held on 14 and 21 March 2004, has a total of 25 members. Supporters of the Island President, Mohamed Bacar
Mohamed Bacar
Colonel Mohamed Bacar was President of Anjouan, one of the three autonomous islands that make up the Union of the Comoros, from 2001 to 2008. He is a former chief of police on Anjouan and has studied extensively in France and the United States. He was part of a military coup on Anjouan in August...
, won 20 seats while supporters of Union President Azali Assoumani
Azali Assoumani
Azali Assoumani was a president of the Comoros. He became leader of the country on 30 April 1999 after leading a coup to depose acting president Tadjidine Ben Said Massounde, who he saw as pandering to the independence movement on Anjouan...
won 5.
See also
- Assembly of the Union of the ComorosAssembly of the Union of the ComorosThe 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...
- Assemblies of the Autonomous Islands of the ComorosAssemblies of the Autonomous Islands of the ComorosIn 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...
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- Assembly of the Autonomous Island of Grande Comore