File: Comoros in the run-up to controversial referendum Voters in the Comoros are to head to the polls for a politically explosive referendum called by current President Azali Assoumani which could allow him to seek re-election and retain power beyond 2021. The referendum has been overshadowed by a clampdown and an attempted assassination just days before the vote. FILE IMAGES OF COMOROS IN RUN-UP TO REFERENDUM*REFILING TO CORRECT YEAR IN LEAD*