Short profile of Mohamed Ali Soilihi, a Comoros opposition presidential candidate and former vice president, as the country prepares to go to the polls in a presidential elections on Sunday. Nearly 340,000 people are eligible to vote on January 14 in the predominantly Muslim Indian Ocean archipelago, where former army chief-of-staff colonel Azali Assoumani is widely expected to secure a third term in office. Assoumani has thrown opponents in jail or forced them into exile, including Paris-based Soilihi, and some opposition figures have called for a boycott of the vote. SHORT PROFILE OF MOHAMED ALI SOILIHI