Assembly of the Union of the Comoros

جمعية اتحاد جزر القمر

Assemblée de l'Union des Comores
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
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
Politics of the Comoros

Arab League Member State of the Arab League

Constitution
Executive
Legislature
Judiciary
  • Supreme Court
Elections
Autonomous islands
Foreign relations

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

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

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Liste des législatures - Assemblée de l'Union". Assemblée de l'Union (in French). 6 March 2022.
  2. ^ a b Europa World Year. Taylor & Francis. August 8, 2004. ISBN 9781857432541 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ a b c "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. ^ a b "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. ISBN 9782402240475.
  10. ^ "Portrait de Mohamed Taki Abdoulkarime".
  11. ^ "Mohamed Taki Abdoulkarim". Archives des Comores.
  12. ^ a b c d e 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. 1999. ISBN 9781857430462.
  18. ^ "Aux Comores, des députés réclament la démission du président de l'Assemblée nationale - RFI". RFI Afrique. 7 April 2012.

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