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Comoros gets new electoral commission

Moroni, Comoros - The Comorian head of State, Ahmed Abdallah Sambi, has named a 10-member Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI), official sources told PANA.

According to the sources, the three Islands (Anjouan, Grande-Comoros and Mohéli), which form the Union of the Comoros, have a representative each on the commission with the federal government represented by three members.

The presidency, the opposition parties, the judiciary, and the civil society also have one representative each.

The immediate past president of CENI, Saéndou Djazila, remains a member of the new electoral body.

Moroni - 24/09/2009

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