Editing History of the Comoros (section)

== Azali Assoumani in power since 2016 ==

[[Azali Assoumani]] is a former army officer, first came to power in a coup in 1999. Then he won presidency in [[2002 Comorian presidential election|2002 election]], having power until 2006. After ten years, he was elected again in [[2016 Comorian presidential election|2016 election.]] In March 2019, he was re-elected in the [[2019 Comorian presidential election|elections]] opposition claimed to be full of irregularities.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-comoros-elections-idUKKCN1R72F9|title=Comoros president named winner in election rejected by opposition|newspaper=Reuters|date=26 March 2019}}</ref>

Before the 2019 election president Azali Assoumani had arranged a constitutional referendum  in 2018 that approved extending the presidential mandate from one five-year term to two. The opposition had boycotted the [[2018 Comorian constitutional referendum|referendum]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/1/21/comoros-presidents-party-wins-poll-boycotted-by-opposition|title=Comoros president's party wins poll boycotted by opposition}}</ref>

In January 2020, his party  [[Convention for the Renewal of the Comoros|The Convention for the Renewal of the Comoros]] (CRC) won 20 out of 24 parliamentary seats in the [[2020 Comorian legislative election|parliamentary election]].<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/trend-lines/28540/with-comoros-elections-azali-assoumani-cements-his-authoritarian-rule|title=The Dangers of Assoumani's 'Creeping Authoritarianism' in Comoros|date=14 February 2020 }}</ref>

On 18 February 2023 the Comoros assumed the presidency of the [[African Union]].<ref>{{cite web |title=President Azali Assoumani of the Union of Comoros, Takes Over as the New Chairperson of the African Union (AU) for 2023 {{!}} African Union |url=https://au.int/en/pressreleases/20230218/president-azali-assoumani-union-comoros-takes-over-new-chairperson |website=au.int}}</ref> In January 2024, President Azali Assoumani was re-elected with 63% of the vote in the disputed presidential [[2024 Comorian presidential election|election]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Comoros President Azali Assoumani wins fourth term in disputed poll |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-68002934 |date=17 January 2024}}</ref>