Convention for the Renewal of the Comoros
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The Convention for the Renewal of the Comoros (French: Convention pour le Renouveau des Comores, CRC) is a political party in the Comoros.
History
The CRC was established in September 2002 by members of the Movement for Socialism and Democracy, a group expelled from the
2004 parliamentary elections, the party won six of the 18 elected seats, becoming the only opposition to the Camp of the Autonomous Islands
alliance.
The party won two seats in the
2015 parliamentary elections, taken by Ali Mhadji and Charif Maoulana
.
In January 2020, the legislative
elections in Comoros were dominated by the CRC. It took an overwhelming majority in the parliament and party leader Azali Assoumani's hold on power strengthened.[3] The CRC won 17 out of 24 legislative seats.[4]
References
- ^ "Comores: Le parti présidentiel CRC tient congrès dans la perspective des élections générales de 2024". 12 August 2023.
- ^ Tom Lansford (2015) Political Handbook of the World 2015, CQ Press
- ^ "The Dangers of Assoumani's 'Creeping Authoritarianism' in Comoros". 14 February 2020.
- ^ "Comoros president's party wins poll boycotted by opposition".