[4] Azali Assoumani of the Convention for the Renewal of the Comoros was elected President with 41% of the vote.

The presidency of the Comoros rotates between the country's three main islands; Anjouan, Grande Comore and Mohéli.

[5] A primary election took place on Grande Comore on 21 February, with the three top candidates progressing to the nationwide second round on 10 April, where a plurality determined the winner.

[2] On 30 October 2013 former President Ahmed Sambi launched the Juwa Party, announcing that he would run in the elections.

[6] After the provisional results were released, Mohamed Ali Soilihi refused to accept his defeat by Azali Assoumani and claimed that not all the results from Anjouan had been properly released and the margin was too narrow for CENI to declare a winner.