Comorian presidential election, 2010

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Comorian presidential election, 2010
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Nominee Ikililou Dhoinine Mohamed Said Fazul Abdou Djabir
Popular vote 111,279 59,437 11,339
Percentage 61.12% 32.65% 6.23%
President before election

Ahmed Abdallah Mohamed Sambi

Elected President

Ikililou Dhoinine

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Presidential elections were held in the Comoros on 7 November 2010, with a second round on 26 December, [1] alongside gubernatorial elections for the three main islands. [2] The result was a victory for Ikililou Dhoinine, who received 61% of the vote.

Comoros sovereign archipelago island nation in the Indian Ocean

The Comoros, officially the Union of the Comoros, is an island country in the Indian Ocean located at the northern end of the Mozambique Channel off the eastern coast of Africa between northeastern Mozambique, the French region of Mayotte, and northwestern Madagascar. The capital and largest city in Comoros is Moroni. The religion of the majority of the population is Sunni Islam.

Ikililou Dhoinine Comoros president

Ikililou Dhoinine is a Comorian politician who was the President of the Comoros from 2011 to 2016; he was a Vice-President of Comoros from 2006 to 2011.

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Background

There had been an attempt to delay the elections until 27 November 2011 and extend the presidential term until then. [3] However, the Constitutional Court ruled this unconstitutional in May 2010. [4]

Electoral system

In Comoros, the presidency rotates every four years between the federation's three constituent islands: Anjouan, Mohéli and Grande Comore. This rotation was Mohéli's turn to supply the president. [5] Incumbent president Ahmed Abdallah Sambi was from Anjouan, and was thus not able to stand as a candidate.

A federated state is a territorial and constitutional community forming part of a federation. Such states differ from fully sovereign states, in that they do not have full sovereign powers, as the sovereign powers have been divided between the federated states and the central or federal government. Importantly, federated states do not have standing as entities of international law. Instead, the federal union as a single entity is the sovereign state for purposes of international law. Depending on the constitutional structure of a particular federation, a federated state can hold various degrees of legislative, judicial and administrative jurisdiction over a defined geographic territory and is a form of regional government.

Anjouan island

Anjouan is an autonomous high island in the Indian Ocean that forms part of the Union of the Comoros. Its chief town is Mutsamudu and, as of 2006, its population is around 277,500. The total area of the island is 424 square kilometers.

Mohéli island

Mohéli, also known as Mwali, is an autonomous island that forms part of the Union of the Comoros.

The president was elected in two rounds; in the first round, voters in Mohéli voted in a primary election, with the top three candidates advancing to the second round, where a nationwide vote was carried out, with the winner decided by plurality voting.

A primary election is the process by which voters, either the general public or members of a political party, can indicate their preference for a candidate in an upcoming general election or by-election, thus narrowing the field of candidates.

Plurality voting is an electoral system in which each voter is allowed to vote for only one candidate, and the candidate who polls the most among their counterparts is elected. In a system based on single-member districts, it may be called first-past-the-post (FPTP), single-choice voting, simple plurality or relative/simple majority. In a system based on multi-member districts, it may be referred to as winner-takes-all or bloc voting. The system is often used to elect members of a legislative assembly or executive officers. It is the most common form of the system, and is used in most elections in the United States, the lower house in India, most elections in the United Kingdom, and Canada.

Candidates

There were ten candidates in the presidential primary election. President Sambi supported his Vice President Ikililou Dhoinine. Another candidate from the Presidential Movement was Mohamed Larifou Oukacha, secretary-general of the presidency, showing a possible split in the Presidential faction. The other eight candidates were from the opposition. [6] Among them were Mohamed Said Fazul, former governor of Mohéli, and Zahariat Saïd Ahmed, the sole female candidate. [7]

Mohamed Said Fazul was president of the Comorian island of Mohéli from 19 May 2002 to 1 July 2007.

Results

Ikililou Dhoinine, Mohamed Said Fazul and Bianrifi Tarmidhi received the most votes in the first round primary. However, Tarmidhi's total number of votes was cut down on 13 November by the constitutional court after it had decided to invalidate the ballots from several polling stations. [8] This meant that, besides Dhoinine and Fazul, Abdou Djabir advanced to the second round.

Abdou Djabir Msada is a Comorian politician and civil servant. He ran for the Presidency of the Comoros in 2010 and finished in third place behind winner Ikililou Dhoinine. Djabir was born on the island of Mohéli and worked as a civil servant in France.

CandidateMohéli primaryNational election
Votes%Votes%
Ikililou Dhoinine 3,78528.19111,27961.12
Mohamed Said Fazul 3,08022.9459,43732.65
Abdou Djabir 1,3279.8811,3396.23
Bianrifi Tarmidi 1,2509.31
Saïd Dhoifir Bounou1,1548.59
Hamada Madi Bolero1,0607.89
Mohamed Larifou Oukacha9777.28
Mohamed Hassanaly5233.90
Abdoulhakim Ben Allaoui2081.55
Zahariat Saïd Ahmed630.47
Invalid/blank votes391–13,812–
Total14,378100195,867100
Registered voters/turnout21,42967.10384,35851.00
Source: Adam Carr

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References

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  2. ↑ "Élection des présidentielles de l'Union et des gouverneurs des îles : les bureaux ouverts avec des légers retards" (in French). Moroni: Al Watwan. 7 November 2010. Retrieved 7 November 2010.
  3. ↑ "Comoros to hold elections in November 2011 - People's Daily Online". English.people.com.cn. 2010-03-25. Retrieved 2010-08-21.
  4. ↑ "Comoros election talks fail: News24: Africa: News". News24. 2010-05-28. Retrieved 2010-08-21.
  5. ↑ Comoros: Government Global Edge
  6. ↑ Ahmed, M. Soilihi (14 September 2010). "Elections harmonisées : 10 prétendants au siège de président et 29 aux postes de gouverneur" (PDF) (in French). Al Watwan. Retrieved 7 November 2010.
  7. ↑ "Fin de la campagne. Les candidats et leurs états majors se reposent en attendant le jour "J"" (in French). Al Watwan. 6 November 2010. Retrieved 7 November 2010.
  8. ↑ "Publication des résultats définitifs: La cour constitutionnelle rétrograde Bianrifi au profit du candidat Djabir" (in French). La Gazette des Comores. 13 November 2010. Retrieved 21 November 2010.

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