Democracy Ratings
Freedom House 2018 |
Score: 3.5 out of 7 (where lower scores are more democratic) |
Freedom Status: Partly Free |
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EIU Democracy Index 2017 |
Score: 3.71 out of 10 (where higher scores are more democratic) |
World Ranking: 123 |
Polity IV 2016 |
Score: 9 (from -10 to 10, where higher scores are more democratic) |
Category: Democracy |
Political System
System of Government | Presidential system |
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Presidential Electoral System | Two-round system |
Last Presidential Election | 2016 |
Next Presidential Election | 2020 |
Presidential Term Limits | Unlimited, non-consecutive, five-year terms |
System of Appointment to Legislature |
24 single-member constituencies have two-round system. 9 seats are elected by Island assemblies. |
Last Legislative Election |
2015 |
Next Legislative Election |
2020 |
Number of Seats in Legislature | 33 |
Female quota, representation in lower house | No
(although these exist at municipal level) |
Results
Last presidential election (2016) | ||
Candidate (Party) | Votes (%) | |
1st round | 2nd round | |
Mohamed Ali Soilihi | 17.61 | 39.66 |
Mouigni Baraka | 15.09 | 18.91 |
Azali Assoumani | 14.96 | 41.43 |
Fahmi Said Ibrahim | 14.45 | |
Larifou Said | 6.12 | |
Bourhane Hamidou | 5.77 | |
Mohamed Daoudou | 4.2 | |
Said Hachim Achiraffi | 2.91 | |
Assoumani Aboudou | 2.57 | |
Mohamed Issimalia | 1.84 | |
Salimou Mohamed Amiri | 1.75 | |
Nassor Mohamed Ali | 1.71 | |
Mzé Abdou Soulé El-Back | 1.59 | |
Said Ali Kemal Ed-Dine | 1.42 | |
Abdouloihabi Mohamed | 1.24 | |
Ibrahima Hissani Mfoihaya | 1.23 | |
Allaoui Said Haimdou | 0.95 | |
Salim Saadi | 0.93 | |
Cheikh Ahmed Said Abdourahmane | 0.69 | |
Youssouf Abdou Moinaecha | 0.66 | |
Said Ahmed Said Ali | 0.52 | |
Youssouf Said Mahazi | 0.5 | |
Mohamed Mohamed Ali Dia | 0.48 | |
Maecha Mtara | 0.41 | |
Mahamoud Ahmed Wadaane | 0.4 |
Last legislative election (2016) | |||
Party | Votes First round (%) | Votes Second round (%) | Seats |
Union for the Development of the Comoros | 18.47 | 29.07 | 6.0 |
Juwa Party | 17.99 | 20.47 | 6.0 |
Democratic Rally of the Comoros | 10.42 | 21.29 | 2.0 |
Convention for the Renewal of the Comoros | 7.24 | 10.14 | 2.0 |
Orange Party | 6.06 | 0.97 | 0.0 |
Rally for an Alternative of Harmonious and Integrated Development | 3.57 | 5.1 | 1.0 |
Party for the Comorian Agreement | 1.6 | 1.93 | 1.0 |
Rally for Democracy and Renewal | 1.59 | ||
National Alliance for the Comoros | 1.52 | ||
Comorian Union for Progress | 1.51 | ||
Movement for the Republic, Openness, and Unity of the Comoros Archipelago | 1.28 | ||
National Union for Democracy in the Comoros | 0.74 | ||
WWW | 0.61 | ||
Djawabu Party | 0.53 | ||
Bassemala Party | 0.5 | ||
Rally for a Development Initiative with an Enlightened Youth | 0.45 | ||
National Rally for Development–Renewal | 0.37 | ||
ADD ZAM-ZAM | 0.23 | ||
Islands’ Fraternity and Unity Party | 0.15 | ||
Democratic Front | 0.14 | ||
Mwashiwa Party | 0.09 | ||
MCJC | 0.06 | ||
Social Democrat Party of the Comoros–Dudja | 0.05 | ||
Independents | 24.82 | 11.02 | 3 |
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