Voters in Comoros head to polls to elect 33-seat parliament

FILE PHOTO: Comoros President Azali Assoumani speaks next to Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola as Italy hosts an Italy-Africa summit, in Rome, Italy January 29, 2024. REUTERS/Remo Casilli/File Photo

MORONI (Reuters) - Voters in Comoros were heading to the polls on Sunday to elect the Indian Ocean archipelago's 33-seat parliament, a year after the re-election of President Azali Assoumani in a poll which the opposition alleged was marred by widespread irregularities.

Officials from the ruling party have denied those allegations.