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Melissa Chemam with RFI

Comoros leader tipped for re-election despite economic hardship, immigration row

Election posters for the incumbent president of the Comoros, Azali Assoumani, in the capital Moroni, on 9 January 2024. © David Baché / RFI

The people of Comoros go to the polls on Sunday, with President Azali Assoumani expected to win re-election amid a partial opposition boycott. Some voters are disillusioned after a year of economic difficulties and a major row over immigration to neighbouring Mayotte, an island in the archipelago that is a part of France.

Assoumani took power in a coup in 1999 before stepping down in 2002 and then winning again in 2016. He has dominated this election campaign.

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