Comorian presidential election, 2002
Presidential elections were held in the Comoros in 2002. In accordance with the new constitution approved in a referendum the previous year, the island of Grande Comore was to provide the candidates for this election as part of a rotation agreement between the three islands. A first round was held on Grande Comore on 17 March, after which the top three candidates, Azali Assoumani, Mahamoud Mradabi and Said Ali Kemal went through to a second, national round of voting on 14 April. However, both Mradabi and Kemal boycotted the second round, leaving first round winning Assoumani as the only candidate.[1]
Results
| Candidate |
Party |
First round |
Second round |
| Votes |
% |
Votes |
% |
| Azali Assoumani |
Independent |
44,298 |
39.81 |
81,551 |
100 |
| Mahamoud Mradabi |
Shawiri |
17,462 |
15.69 |
| Said Ali Kemal |
Islands' Fraternity and Unity Party |
11,881 |
10.68 |
| Abbas Djoussouf |
MDP-NDGC |
8,761 |
7.87 |
| Mtara Maécha |
National Rally for Development-Renewal |
8,748 |
7.86 |
| Youssouf Said |
Djawabu |
6,752 |
6.07 |
| Abdallah Halifa |
Espoir 2000 |
4,998 |
4.49 |
| Ali Mroudjaé |
Comoran Party for Democracy and Progress |
4,624 |
4.16 |
| Moustoifa Cheick |
Democratic Front of the Comoros |
3,759 |
3.38 |
| Invalid/blank votes |
3,795 |
- |
5,700 |
- |
| Total |
115,078 |
100 |
87,251 |
100 |
| Source: African Elections Database |
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