Comoros · Government
Government and administration in Comoros
How the executive, legislature and administrative state are organised, and which body is responsible for what.
The three branches
- Head of state — President of the Union
- Directly elected; the presidency has historically rotated between the islands.
- Executive — Vice-Presidents and ministers
- Vice-Presidents drawn from the islands not holding the presidency.
- Legislature — Assembly of the Union
- Combines directly elected members with members chosen by the island assemblies.
- Island government — Governors and island assemblies
- Substantial autonomy over local administration.
How legislation is made
Bills originate with the government or members of the Assembly of the Union, are examined in committee and passed by the Assembly, then promulgated by the President. Matters within island competence are legislated by the island assemblies, and disputes over the boundary between Union and island competence are a standing feature of Comorian constitutional practice.
Enforcement institutions
- Ministère public
- Public prosecutors attached to the courts.
- Police nationale and Gendarmerie
- Civil policing and territorial/military policing.
- Commission nationale de prévention et de lutte contre la corruption
- Anti-corruption body, with a history of interrupted operation.
Government bodies and regulators
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