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The Comoros' federal president, Ahmed Sambi, disputes the result and says that Mr Bacar is a thug.
ECONOMIST: The African Union gets tough, even if it's not quite Iwo Jima
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Negotiators shuttled back and forth from Grand Comore to Anjouan, only to be deceived by Mr Bacar, who, say diplomats, promised compromise while digging in.
ECONOMIST: The African Union gets tough, even if it's not quite Iwo Jima
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Troops loyal to the Comoros' president have already clashed with supporters of the renegade leader of Anjouan, Mohamed Bacar, who took power last July after winning an election that the president declared illegal.
ECONOMIST: Politics this week