Comorian presidential election, 2010

Comorian presidential election, 2010

2006 ← 7 November & 26 December 2010 → 2014

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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The 2010 presidential election in Comoros was held on 7 November, with a second round on 26 December.^[1] Gubernatorial elections for each of the three main islands of Comoros were held on the same dates.^[2] There had been an attempt to hold them on 27 November 2011 and extend the presidential term until then,^[3] but the Constitutional Court ruled this unconstitutional in May 2010.^[4]

Contents 1 Process 2 Candidates 3 Results 3.1 First round 3.2 Second round 4 References

Process

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. Incumbent President Ahmed Abdallah Sambi is from Anjouan, and was thus not able to stand as a candidate.

The president is elected in two rounds: in the first round, voters in Mohéli vote in a primary election, and the top-three from that primary advances to the second round, where voters from all islands elect the president, who needs a plurality of votes to win.

Candidates

There were ten candidates in the presidential primary election. President Sambi supported current 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.^[5] Among them were Mohamed Said Fazul, former governor of Mohéli, and Zahariat Said Ahmed, the sole female candidate.^[6]

Results

First round

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.^[7] This meant that, besides Dhoinine and Fazul, Abdou Djabir advanced to the second round.

Second round

e • d Summary of the 7 November and 26 December 2010 Comorian presidential election results

Candidates	Mohéli primary		2nd round
	Votes	%	Votes	%
Ikililou Dhoinine	3,785	28.19	111,279	61.12
Mohamed Said Fazul	3,080	22.94	59,437	32.65
Abdou Djabir	1,327	9.88	11,339	6.23
Bianrifi Tarmidhi	1,250	9.31
Saïd Dhoifir Bounou	1,154	8.59
Hamada Madi Bolero	1,060	7.89
Mohamed Larifou Oukacha	977	7.28
Mohamed Hassanaly	523	3.90
Abdoulhakim Ben Allaoui	208	1.55
Zahariat Said Ahmed	63	0.47
Total votes for candidates	13,427	100.00	182,055	100.00
Blank and null votes	391		13,812
Total valid votes	13,818		195,867
Invalid votes	564
Total votes cast	14,382		195,867
Electorate and turnout	21,429	67.10	384,358	50.96
Sources: Courrier International Al Watwan

References

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