Comoros (Vol 15, 2018)
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The year was politically significant for Comoros. The replacement of a single-term electoral system by a two-term system was confirmed by a controversial and disputed referendum. The revised constitution potentially allows president Azali Assoumani to stand in two further presidential elections, rather than step down in 2021. The revision to the constitution was fiercely contested by the opposition, especially on the islands of Mwali and Nzwani, where there was a short, limited uprising against the government. Assoumani was accused of adopting authoritarian measures to neutralise rivals during the referendum campaign and ahead of a presidential election in early 2019. The year also saw a major diplomatic row with France when the long-standing dispute over the sovereignty of Mayotte escalated into the most serious rift between the two countries for many years.
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Comoros (Vol 15, 2018)
in Africa Yearbook OnlineSearch for other papers by Simon Massey in
Current site
Google Scholar
(2,793 words)