Comoros is holding a parliamentary election that some opposition leaders have pledged to boycott. They accuse President Azali Assoumani and his ruling party of adopting an increasingly authoritarian stance and have raised concerns over the integrity of the vote. The one-day election on Sunday will decide the 33 seats in the legislature.
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Around 330,000 people out of a population of 850,000 on the Indian Ocean archipelago are registered to vote, the electoral commission said. However, opposition parties said they expected a low turnout, citing disaffection with the democratic process. Opposition parties called the 2020 vote a “masquerade” and said it was not free and fair. Assoumani won a new five-year term as president inChad’s ruling party wins majority in parliamentary election boycotted by main oppositionMayotte on red alert again as another cyclone heads toward the French territory off Africa
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