 The referendum would cause each island's president to become a governor and the ministers to become councilors.The constitution gives Grande Comore, Anjouan and Mohéli the right to govern most of their own affairs with their own presidents, except the activities assigned to the Union of the Comoros like Foreign Policy, Defense, Nationality, Banking and others.Comoros considers Mayotte, an overseas collectivity of France, to be part of its territory, with an autonomous status 

As of 2011, the three autonomous islands are subdivided into 16 prefectures, 54 communes, and 318 villes or villages.