Comoros’ President wins ‘sham’ election

The President of the Comoros Islands has been re-elected in a landslide victory which the opposition has described as a sham.

The electoral commission announced that President Azali Assoumani had won just over 60% of the votes -four times more than his nearest rival, Mahamoudou Ahamada.

The election was held after a controversial referendum, boycotted by the opposition, that saw the presidential mandate extended from one to two terms.

The Supreme Court barred some of the president’s main rivals – including a former president, Ahmed Abdallah Sambi, who has been accused of corruption.