Mouigni Baraka
{{Short description|Comorian politician}}
Mouigni Baraka Saïd Soilihi (born, September 7, 1968{{Cite web |date=2024-06-14 |title=Mouigni Baraka Saïd Soilihi I Portrait d'un homme aux multiples casquettes |url=https://alwatwan.net/politique/politique/mouigni-baraka-sa%C3%AFd-soilihi-i-portrait-d%E2%80%99un-homme-aux-multiples-casquettes.html |access-date=2024-06-18 |website=Al-Watwan |language=fr}}) is a Comorian politician. He was the governor of the autonomous island of Ngazidja elected in 2010.{{cite web |title=Présidentielle - Comores : quatre candidats qui comptent |url=https://www.lepoint.fr/afrique/presidentielle-comores-quatre-candidats-qui-pesent-18-02-2016-2019405_3826.php |website=Le Point |access-date=2 September 2024 |language=fr |date=18 February 2016}} Soilihi served as governor of the island from May 26, 2011 (after being sworn in on May 23, 2011) and he served a 5-year term.{{cite web |title=Comoros: Country Review.; 2024:1-354 |url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=bth&AN=176108777&lang=en-gb&site=eds-live&scope=site |website=ebsco |access-date=2 September 2024}}
Mouigni Baraka is a trained customs officer.{{cn|date=September 2024}}
He is a candidate in the 2016 presidential election, under the label of the Democratic Rally of the Comoros. He obtained 16,738 votes and came in second in the premier tour, i.e., 15% of those expressed. Maintained in the second round, he calls to vote for Mohamed Ali Soilihi. Baraka finishes third and last with 37,073 votes (18%), Ali Soilihi is second, and Azali Assoumani is elected.{{Cite web |last=Rédaction |first=La |date=2016-02-24 |title=Présidentielle: Mamadou , Mouigni Baraka et Azali au second tour {{!}} Comores Infos |url=https://www.comoresinfos.net/presidentielle-mamadou-mouigni-baraka-et-azali-au-second-tour/ |access-date=2024-05-18 |website=www.comoresinfos.net |language=fr-FR}}{{Cite web |date=2016-05-16 |title=Présidentielle de l'Union : Azali, une victoire nette et sans bavure {{!}} Comores Infos |url=https://www.comoresinfos.net/presidentielle-de-lunion-azali-une-victoire-nette-et-sans-bavure/ |access-date=2024-05-18 |website=www.comoresinfos.net |language=fr-FR}}
Candidate again in 2019, this time as an independent; he was third at the end of the first and only round, which saw the re-election of Azali Assoumani. He obtained 8,851 votes, or 6% of the votes cast.
In November 2023, Mouigni Baraka Saïd Soilihi officially declared his candidacy for the presidential election of January 14, 2024.{{Cite web |date=2023-11-05 |title=Comores: trois poids lourds se déclarent candidats pour la présidentielle, dont le président Azali |url=https://www.rfi.fr/fr/afrique/20231105-comores-trois-poids-lourds-se-d%C3%A9clarent-candidats-pour-la-pr%C3%A9sidentielle-dont-le-pr%C3%A9sident-azali |access-date=2024-05-18 |website=RFI |language=fr}}{{Cite web |date=2023-07-11 |title=Mouigni Baraka se déclare candidat {{!}} La Gazette Des Comores |url=https://lagazettedescomores.com/politique/mouigni-baraka-se-d%C3%A9clare-candidat-.html |access-date=2024-06-18 |website=lagazettedescomores.com |language=fr}}{{Cite web |date=2024-01-03 |title=Comores: pour Mouigni Baraka Saïd Soilihi, la 1ère priorité c'est de changer de Constitution |url=https://www.rfi.fr/fr/afrique/20240103-comores-pour-mouigni-baraka-sa%C3%AFd-solihi-la-1%C3%A8re-priorit%C3%A9-c-est-de-changer-de-constitution |access-date=2024-06-18 |website=RFI |language=fr}}
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