Tensions as Comoros opposition demands vote annulment
Election officials said Assoumani had won 62.97 percent of the vote in Sunday's ballot, but the five opposition challengers have cried foul, alleging ballot-stuffing and fraud.
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Former coup leader Azali Assoumani celebrates with supporters at his party's Convention for the Renewal of Comoros (CRC) headquarters in Moroni on January 16, 2024 after he won re-election. AFP
By NewVision Reporter
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MORONI, COMOROS- Opposition leaders in the Comoros demanded Wednesday that this week's presidential election be declared void, as police fired tear gas on protesters angered at the re-election