Assembly of the Union of the Comoros

Legislative body of the Comoros

Assembly of the Union of the Comoros

جمعية اتحاد جزر القمر
Assemblée de l'Union des Comores

Type
Type|

Unicameral

History
Founded| 2004
Leadership

President

Moustadroine Abdou
since 3 April 2020

Vice Presidents

Abdallah Ali Mchangama
Mostoifa Ahmed Hassan
Ibrahim Ali Soilihi
Youssouf Abdou Omar
since 3 April 2020

Leader of the Opposition

Mohamed Omar Abubakar
since 3 April 2020

Structure
Seats| 33

Political groups

| Government (31)

*   CRC (31)

Others (2)

*   PARI (1)
*   Independent (1)

Length of term

| 5 years[1]
Elections

Voting system

| Two-round system

Last election

| 12 and 30 January 2025
Meeting place
Moroni
Website
Assemblee-Comores.com

Politics of the Comoros

Member State of the Arab League

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Constitution

* Human rights

LGBT rights

Executive

* President

Azali Assoumani

Legislature

* Assembly of the Union

President: Moustadroine Abdou

Judiciary

* Supreme Court

Elections

* Political parties
* Recent elections

* Presidential: 2019
* 2024

* Parliamentary: 2020
* 2025

Autonomous islands

* Grande Comore
* Anjouan
* Mohéli
* Island assemblies

Foreign relations

* Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Minister: Dhoihir Dhoulkamal

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* Diplomatic missions of / in the Comoros

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The unicameral Assembly of the Union of the Comoros is the country's legislative body. It was established in 2004.

## Legislative history

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The Comorian legislative body, Chamber of Deputies, was established in 1961.[2] It was reconstituted as the National Assembly in July 1975. It was followed by the Federal Assembly,[2] which had 33-43 members before year 2004.[1] The name Assembly of the Union was taken into use in 2004. Since 2020, it has had 24 members instead of 33.[3]

## Presidents of the Chamber of Deputies

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Name  | Took office  | Left office  | Notes

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Saïd Ibrahim | 1958  | 1970  | président de la Chambre des députés[4][5]
Ahmed Abdallah | 2 April 1970  | 6 June 1970  | président de la Chambre des députés[6]
Said Mohamed Jaffar | ? - January 1972  | January 1972 - ?  | président de la Chambre des députés[7]
Said Mohamed Djohar | June 1972  | October 1972  | président de la Chambre des députés[8]
Mouzaoir Abdallah | ? - 1973  | 19 April 1975  | président de la Chambre des Députés[9]
Ahmed Dahalani | 7 May 1975  | July 1975  | président de la Chambre des Députés[9]

## Presidents of the Assembly

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Name  | Took office  | Left office  | Notes

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Mohamed Taki Abdoulkarim | 1978  | 1984  | Left 1984 without resigning[1][10][11][12][13]
Abdérémane Mohamed | ? - 1985  | 1985 - ?  | Interim[13]
Abdallah Halifa | 1987  | 1992  | [1][13][14]
Amir Attoumane | 1992  | 1994  | [1]
Mohamed Said Abdallah M'Changama | 1994  | 1997  | [1][13][15][16]
Salim Djabir Salim | 1997  | April 1999  | [1][13][17][18]
In abeyance  | April 1999  | 2004  |
Saïd Dhoifir Bounou | June 2004  | 2009  | [1]
Bourhane Hamidou | 15 January 2010  | April 2015  | [1][19]
Abdou Ousseni | 4 April 2015  | 3 April 2020  | [1][3]
Moustadroine Abdou | 3 April 2020  | Incumbent  | [1][3]

## See also

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* Assemblies of the Autonomous Islands of the Comoros
* Assembly of the Autonomous Island of Anjouan
* Assembly of the Autonomous Island of Grande Comore
* Assembly of the Autonomous Island of Mohéli
* History of the Comoros
* Legislature
* List of legislatures by country
* Politics of the Comoros

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Liste des législatures - Assemblée de l'Union". Assemblée de l'Union (in French). 6 March 2022.
2. ^ a b Europa World Year. Taylor & Francis. August 8, 2004. ISBN 9781857432541 – via Google Books.
3. ^ a b c "Comoros". Parline: the IPU’s Open Data Platform. July 5, 2018.
4. ^ "Adeham Saïd-Ibrahim - Base de données des députés français depuis 1789 - Assemblée nationale". www2.assemblee-nationale.fr.
5. ^ "M. Said Mohamed Cheick Est Réélu Président du Conseil de Gouvernement". Le Monde.fr. September 14, 1967 – via Le Monde.
6. ^ "Ahmed Abdallah (1919-1989)". Archived from the original on 16 December 2005.
7. ^ "Anciens sénateurs Vème République : Jaffar el Amjad Said Mohamed". www.senat.fr.
8. ^ "Said Mohamed Djohar". Archives des Comores.
9. ^ a b "Décès de Mouzaoir Abdallah I Disparition d'une figure emblématique de l'histoire politique des Comores". Al-Watwan. 2020-05-04.
10. ^ Mahamoud, Ahmed Wadaane (January 1995). Autopsie des Comores: Coups d'État, mercenaires, assassinats. FeniXX réédition numérique. ISBN 9782402240475.
11. ^ "Portrait de Mohamed Taki Abdoulkarime".
12. ^ "Mohamed Taki Abdoulkarim". Archives des Comores.
13. ^ a b c d e Comoros Ordre General unodc.org [dead link]
14. ^ "Portrait public d' Abdallah HALIFA " Grand Notable et Homme politique de la semaine "".
15. ^ "Parlements". Inter-parliamentary Union. 9 March 1994 – via Google Books.
16. ^ "Portrait de Mohamed Said Abdallah Mchangama".
17. ^ "Parlements". Inter-parliamentary Union. 9 March 1997 – via Google Books.
18. ^ Africa south of the Sahara 1999. Europa Publications. 1999. ISBN 9781857430462.
19. ^ "Aux Comores, des députés réclament la démission du président de l'Assemblée nationale - RFI". RFI Afrique. 7 April 2012.

## External links

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* "Official website of the Assembly of the Union of the Comoros" (in French). Retrieved 2022-05-23.

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