Member State of the Arab League A constitutional referendum was held in the Comoros on 17 May 2009.

President Ahmed Abdallah Mohamed Sambi proposed extending his term for two years in order to hold all elections simultaneously in 2011, as well as to reform the constitutional structure of the Comoros to save money.

Other constitutional amendments would make Islam the state religion and downgrade the status of the presidents of the constituent islands to governors, as well as allowing the president to dissolve the Assembly of the Union.

[1] The referendum was originally scheduled for 22 March 2009, but was postponed due to disagreements over the content.

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