In the Comoros, the opposition is stepping up its efforts to contest the election of Azali Assoumani, declared winner in the first round by the Supreme Court after the vote on January 14.
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With our correspondent in Moroni, Abdallah Mzembaba
After having referred the matter to the electoral chamber of the Supreme Court and then to this same body, Daoudou Abdallah Mohamed, who came third in the recent presidential election, turned to the African Court of Human and Peoples’ Rights to request, in his request , in-depth expertise on the conduct of the vote and obtain the total cancellation of the presidential and gubernatorial elections.
Daoudou Abdallah Mohamed’s lawyer, Me Saïd Larifou, expresses regret over the failure of the Supreme Court of the Comoros to take into account the evidence provided by Azali’s opponents. “ The decision of the Supreme Court of Comoros is not based on any evidence and the Supreme Court of Comoros did not provide reasons for its decision either. In any case, we are very confident, we have asked for the truth about this election. We dare to hope to obtain a favorable response so that the truth is told, established on this ballot “, did he declare.
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Daoudou Abdallah Mohamed assures that, although his approach is individual, his four other opponents in the presidential election fully support this initiative and assures that they have turned to other institutions. “ On the diplomatic level, we have also contacted institutions, notably the European Union and Sadec. We have called for an independent investigation. We also solicited friendly and partner countries for the organization of general meetings on the post-electoral crisis in the Comoros to lead to the organization of new elections with a new framework, or even with a mission government. “, he clarified.
Certain countries, whoseRussiathere China and the Türkiyehave already recognized the victory ofAzali Assoumani. His opponents claim to have sent letters to correct this perception, arguing that these countries did not have all the information on the fraud observed.