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Comoros’ President Azali Assoumani has won a fourth five-year term, the countrys electoral body announced late Tuesday.The election, held on Sunday, was marked by controversy as Assoumani faced off against five opponents, ultimately winning with 62.97% of the vote, according to results published ..

President Azali Assoumani is re-elected with 63% of the vote, but the opposition alleges rigging.

Security forces in the Comoros clashed Wednesday  with protesters angered by the re-election of President Azali Assoumani, as opposition leaders denounced this week's vote as fraudulent.Official results released Tuesday showed Assoumani, a former coup leader turned civilian president, won re-election in the first round.

MORONI, Jan. 16 (Xinhua) -- Incumbent President of the Comoros Azali Assoumani has won the presidential election by garnering over 60 percent of the votes, according to preliminary results released Tuesday by the country's Independent National

Opposition leaders in the Comoros demanded Wednesday that this weeks presidential election be declared void, as police fired tear gas on protesters angered at the re-election of President Azali Assoumani.

It was at the Estadio de Mongomo. The clock had ticked 90 minutes 54 seconds, and Ghana's skipper, Asamoah Gyan, was seen wheeling away towards the advertising board in the stadium he would later jump over, with his hands tapping his chest in celebration.

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The president of the Comoros, former coup leader Azali Assoumani, has won re-election in the first round of disputed elections in the Indian Ocean nation.

Security forces in the Comoros clashed Wednesday with protesters angered by the re-election of President Azali Assoumani, as opposition leaders denounced this weeks vote as fraudulent.

Member countries organize series of activities to commemorate historic milestone