This article discusses the Assembly of the union which is the legislative body of the Comoros and was established in 2004.
The unicameral Assembly of the Union of the Comoros is the country’s legislative body.
Read: PAST PRESIDENTS OF COMOROS TILL DATE
Legislative history
The Comorian legislative body, Chamber of Deputies, was established in 1961. It was reconstituted as National Assembly in July 1975. It was followed by the Federal Assembly, which had 33-43 members before year 2004. The name Assembly of the Union was taken into use in 2004. Since 2020, it has had 24 members instead of 33, the Assembly of the Union members are elected to five-year terms. Slightly more than half the members are directly elected, with the remainder selected by the islands’ local governments.
Description of government structure:
Chief of State: President Azali ASSOUMANI (since 26 May 2016)
Head of Government: President Azali ASSOUMANI (since 26 May 2016)
Assembly: Comoros has a unicameral Assembly of the Union (Assemblée de l’Union) with 33 seats.
Description of electoral system:
The 33 members of the Assembly were elected by two methods: 24 members were directly elected in single-member constituencies using the two-round system, whilst nine members (three from each) were elected by the Island assemblies of Anjouan, Grande Comore and Mohéli.
Presidents of the Chamber of Deputies
| Name | Took office | Left office | Notes |
| Saïd Ibrahim | 1958 | 1970 | président de la Chambre des députés |
| Said Mohamed Jaffar | ? – January 1972 | January 1972 -? | président de la Chambre des députés |
| Said Mohamed Djohar | June 1972 | October 1972 | président de la Chambre des députés |
| Mouzaoir Abdallah | ? – 1973 | 19 April 1975 | président de la Chambre des Députés |
| Ahmed Dahalani | 7 May 1975 | July 1975 | président de la Chambre des Députés |
Presidents of the Assembly
| Name | Took office | Left office |
| Mohamed Taki Abdoulkarim | 1978 | 1984 |
| Abdérémane Mohamed | ? – 1985 | 1985 -? |
| Abdallah Halifa | 1987 | 1992 |
| Amir Attoumane | 1992 | 1994 |
| Mohamed Said Abdallah M’Changama | 1994 | 1997 |
| Salim Djabir Salim | 1997 | April 1999 |
| In abeyance | April 1999 | 2004 |
| Saïd Dhoifir Bounou | June 2004 | 2009 |
| Bourhane Hamidou | 15 January 2010 | April 2015 |
| Abdou Ousseni | 4 April 2015 | 3 April 2020 |
| Moustadroine Abdou | 3 April 2020 | Incumbent |