Description of Electoral System:

(Courtesy of IFES election guide)

As defined by the 2001 constitution, the presidency rotates every four years among the elected presidents from the three main islands in the Union. In the Assembly of the Union, 33 members are to serve 4-year terms. 15 deputies are selected by the individual islands' local assemblies and the 18 by universal suffrage.

Electoral Systems Snapshot

(Courtesy of International IDEA)

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Politics of Comoros

(courtesy of wikipedia)

Politics of the Union of the Comoros takes place in a framework of a federal presidential republic, whereby the President of the Comoros is both head of state and head of government, and of a pluriform multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the government. Federal legislative power is vested in both the government and parliament