TITLE I. UNION OF THE COMOROS
Article 1
The Union of the Comoros shall be a Republic, consisting of the autonomous islands of Mwali (Mohéli), Maoré (Mayotte), Ndzuwani (Anjouan), N’gazidja (Grande Comore).
The national emblem shall be yellow, white, red, blue, a white crescent turned to the right and four white stars aligned from one end of the crescent to the other in an isosceles triangle on a green undercoat.
The national hymn shall be: Umodja Wa Massiwa.
The motto of the Union shall be “Unity-Solidarity-Development.”
An Act of the Union shall determine the seal of the Union.
The official languages shall be the Shikomor, the national language, French and Arabic.
Article 2
Moroni shall be the capital of the Union. An Institutional Act shall fix the status of the city and determine the islands where the institutions of the Union have their seat.
Article 3
Sovereignty shall vest in the people which shall exercise it, in each island and in the Union as a whole, through its elected representatives or by referendum. No section of the people nor any individual may arrogate to itself, or to himself, the exercise thereof.
Article 4
In the conditions determined by statute suffrage shall be universal, equal and secret. It may be direct or indirect.
All Comorians of either sex who are in possession of their civil and political rights may vote as provided for by statute.
Article 5
Comorian nationality may be acquired, kept and lost according to statute. No one who is Comorian by birth may be deprived of his nationality.
Article 6
Political parties and groups shall contribute to the exercise of suffrage, as well as to civic and political education of the people. They shall be formed and carry on their activities freely, in accordance with Union legislation. They shall respect national unity, sovereignty and the inviolability of the borders of the Comoros as internationally recognized, as well as the principles of democracy.
