Question: Who is the newly elected President of Comoros?
(a) Azali Assoumani
(b) Ahamada Mahamoudou
(c) Mohamed Daoudou
(d) Djaza Ahmed Mohamed
Answer: (a)
Related facts:
- Incumbent President Azali Assoumani got re-elected as the President of Comoros on 26th March, 2019. He won the presidential vote with 60.77% votes while the runner up Ahamada Mahamoudou got 14.62% votes.
- Assoumani is a former army officer. He came to power for the first time in a coup in 1999 and won elections in 2002 and 2016.
- The Comoros presidency is traditionally rotated among leaders from the three main islands of the Indian Ocean archipelago.
- The Comoros is a volcanic archipelago off Africa’s east coast, in the warm Indian Ocean waters of the Mozambique Channel. Its capital is Moroni.
Links:
https://www.africanews.com/2019/03/27/comoros-president-wins-discredited-vote-with-6077-percent//