Assembly of the Union of the Comoros

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

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	24 elected members
Political groups	CRC (20)   Orange (2)   Independent (2)   Island representatives (9)
Length of term	5 years[1]
Elections
Voting system	Two-round system
Last election	19 January, 23 February 2020
Meeting place
Moroni
Website
assemblee-comores.com

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

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

Presidents of the Assembly

Name	Took office	Left office	Notes
Mohamed Taki Abdoulkarim	1978	1984	Left 1984 without resigning[1][9][10][11][12]
Abdérémane Mohamed	? - 1985	1985 - ?	Interim[12]
Abdallah Halifa	1987	1992	[1][12][13]
Amir Attoumane	1992	1994	[1]
Mohamed Said Abdallah M'Changama	1994	1997	[1][12][14][15]
Salim Djabir Salim	1997	April 1999	[1][12][16][17]
In abeyance	April 1999	2004
Saïd Dhoifir Bounou	June 2004	2009	[1]
Bourhane Hamidou	15 January 2010	April 2015	[1][18]
Abdou Ousseni	4 April 2015	3 April 2020	[1][3]
Moustadroine Abdou	3 April 2020	Incumbent	[1][3]

See also

• 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
• Legislative Branch
• History of Comoros
• List of national legislatures
• Politics of the Comoros

References

1. "Liste des législatures - Assemblée de l'Union". Assemblée de l'Union (in French). 6 March 2022.
2. Europa World Year. Taylor & Francis. August 8, 2004. ISBN 9781857432541 – via Google Books.
3. "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. "Anciens sénateurs Vème République : Jaffar el Amjad Said Mohamed". www.senat.fr.
7. "Said Mohamed Djohar". Archives des Comores.
8. "Décès de Mouzaoir Abdallah I Disparition d'une figure emblématique de l'histoire politique des Comores". Al-Watwan. 2020-05-04.
9. Mahamoud, Ahmed Wadaane (January 1995). Autopsie des Comores: Coups d'État, mercenaires, assassinats. FeniXX réédition numérique. ISBN 9782402240475.
10. "Portrait de Mohamed Taki Abdoulkarime".
11. "Mohamed Taki Abdoulkarim". Archives des Comores.
12. Comoros Ordre General unodc.org ^{[dead link]}
13. "Portrait public d' Abdallah HALIFA " Grand Notable et Homme politique de la semaine "".
14. "Parlements". Inter-parliamentary Union. 9 March 1994 – via Google Books.
15. "Portrait de Mohamed Said Abdallah Mchangama".
16. "Parlements". Inter-parliamentary Union. 9 March 1997 – via Google Books.
17. Africa south of the Sahara 1999. Europa Publications. 1999. ISBN 9781857430462.
18. "Aux Comores, des députés réclament la démission du président de l'Assemblée nationale - RFI". RFI Afrique. 7 April 2012.

External links

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