Comoros ruling party wins parliamentary elections, opposition rejects results

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Comoros ruling party wins parliamentary elections, opposition rejects results

MORONI - The ruling party in the Comoros won decisively in parliamentary elections this week, the electoral commission said, but opposition parties either boycotted the vote or rejected the results, claiming fraud.

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On Tuesday evening, the Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI) announced the provisional results of the first round of the parliamentary elections on 12 January. The CRC, which started with Azali Assoumani, claims a major victory.

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Opposition in Comoros rejects results of legislative elections

The opposition in Comoros has vehemently rejected the results of recent legislative elections, calling them “grossly fraudulent.” On Monday, Daoud Abdallah Mohamed, a former interior minister and leader of the United Opposition coalition, condemned the polls, alleging ballot box stuffing and irregularities. “In several stations, there were more votes than registered voters,” Mohamed stated, citing the lack of transparency in the two-round vote. …