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.

Voters in the Indian Ocean nation of Comoros are heading to the polls to elect a new set of lawmakers in the country's parliamentary elections. However, the election has been marred by controversy, with the opposition announcing plans to boycott the vote,