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Significance
The highly contentious vote has been described by opposition parties as a dictatorial power grab by Union of the Comoros President Azali Assoumani.
Impacts
The African Union (AU) and the UN will intensify efforts to broker a negotiated settlement.
Pressure could grow on the Southern African Development Community (SADC), which Comoros is scheduled to join, to intervene.
Moheli and Anjouan could experience renewed separatist sentiment and a potential breakdown in cooperation with the central government.
The authorities may intensify anti-graft proceedings against Azali's critics, including detained former President Ahmed Abdallah Sambi.
Keywords:
Comoros,
AF,
AU,
France,
United Nations,
international relations,
politics,
social,
election,
government,
opposition,
party,
protest,
corruption,
coup,
human rights,
military,
police
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