2010 Comorian presidential election

Presidential elections were held in the Comoros on 7 November 2010, with a second round on 26 December,[1] alongside gubernatorial elections for the three main islands.[2] The result was a victory for Ikililou Dhoinine, who received 61% of the vote.

2010 Comorian presidential election
7 November 2010
26 December 2010
 
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

Comoros
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Member State of the Arab League

Background

There had been an attempt to delay the elections until 27 November 2011 and extend the presidential term until then.[3] However, the Constitutional Court ruled this unconstitutional in May 2010.[4]

Electoral system

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.[5] Incumbent president Ahmed Abdallah Sambi was from Anjouan, and was thus not able to stand as a candidate.

The president was elected in two rounds; in the first round, voters in Mohéli voted in a primary election, with the top three candidates advancing to the second round, where a nationwide vote was carried out, with the winner decided by plurality voting.

Candidates

There were ten candidates in the presidential primary election. President Sambi supported his 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.[6] Among them were Mohamed Said Fazul, former governor of Mohéli, and Zahariat Saïd Ahmed, the sole female candidate.[7]

Results

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

Candidate Mohéli primary National election
Votes % Votes %
Ikililou Dhoinine3,78528.19111,27961.12
Mohamed Said Fazul3,08022.9459,43732.65
Abdou Djabir1,3279.8811,3396.23
Bianrifi Tarmidi1,2509.31
Saïd Dhoifir Bounou1,1548.59
Hamada Madi Bolero1,0607.89
Mohamed Larifou Oukacha9777.28
Mohamed Hassanaly5233.90
Abdoulhakim Ben Allaoui2081.55
Zahariat Saïd Ahmed630.47
Invalid/blank votes391–13,812–
Total14,378100195,867100
Registered voters/turnout21,42967.10384,35851.00
Source: Adam Carr

References
  1. "Comoros leaders agree to poll timetable | Top News". Reuters. 17 June 2010. Retrieved 21 August 2010.
  2. "Élection des présidentielles de l'Union et des gouverneurs des îles : les bureaux ouverts avec des légers retards" (in French). Moroni: Al Watwan. 7 November 2010. Retrieved 7 November 2010.
  3. "Comoros to hold elections in November 2011 - People's Daily Online". People's Daily. 25 March 2010. Retrieved 21 August 2010.
  4. "Comoros election talks fail: News24: Africa: News". News24. 28 May 2010. Retrieved 21 August 2010.
  5. Comoros: Government Global Edge
  6. Ahmed, M. Soilihi (14 September 2010). "Elections harmonisées : 10 prétendants au siège de président et 29 aux postes de gouverneur" (PDF) (in French). Al Watwan. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 7 November 2010.
  7. "Fin de la campagne. Les candidats et leurs états majors se reposent en attendant le jour "J"" (in French). Al Watwan. 6 November 2010. Retrieved 7 November 2010.
  8. "Publication des résultats définitifs: La cour constitutionnelle rétrograde Bianrifi au profit du candidat Djabir" (in French). La Gazette des Comores. 13 November 2010. Archived from the original on 12 July 2011. Retrieved 21 November 2010.
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