Assembly of the Union of the Comoros

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Assembly of the Union of the Comoros

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Assemblée de l'Union des Comores
Seal of the Comoros.svg
Type
Type
History
Founded2004
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
Mohamed Omar Abubakar
since 3 April 2020
Structure
Seats24 elected members
Comores Assemblee 2020.svg
Political groups
  •   CRC (20)
  •   Orange (2)
  •   Independent (2)
  •   Island representatives (9)
Length of term
5 years [1]
Elections
Two-round system
Last election
19 January, 23 February 2020
Meeting place
Moroni
Website
assemblee-comores.com

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

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Legislative history

The Comorian legislative body, Chamber of Deputies, was established in 1961. [2] It was reconstituted as 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

NameTook officeLeft officeNotes
Saïd Ibrahim 19581970président de la Chambre des députés [4] [5]
Said Mohamed Jaffar ? - January 1972January 1972 - ?président de la Chambre des députés [6]
Said Mohamed Djohar June 1972October 1972président de la Chambre des députés [7]
Mouzaoir Abdallah ? - 197319 April 1975président de la Chambre des Députés [8]
Ahmed Dahalani 7 May 1975July 1975président de la Chambre des Députés [8]

Presidents of the Assembly

NameTook officeLeft officeNotes
Mohamed Taki Abdoulkarim 19781984Left 1984 without resigning [1] [9] [10] [11] [12]
Abdérémane Mohamed ? - 19851985 - ?Interim [12]
Abdallah Halifa 19871992 [1] [12] [13]
Amir Attoumane 19921994 [1]
Mohamed Said Abdallah M'Changama 19941997 [1] [12] [14] [15]
Salim Djabir Salim 1997April 1999 [1] [12] [16] [17]
In abeyanceApril 19992004
Saïd Dhoifir Bounou June 20042009 [1]
Bourhane Hamidou 15 January 2010April 2015 [1] [18]
Abdou Ousseni 4 April 20153 April 2020 [1] [3]
Moustadroine Abdou 3 April 2020Incumbent [1] [3]

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