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Several days of fighting between government troops and militia have heightened political uncertainty over the long-overdue national polls. In addition, there is still no agreement on the electoral procedure.
Delayed elections provoke anger in Somalia share Gunfire was exchanged between government troops and opposition supporters on Feb. 19 in the Somali capital of Mogadishu during a government protest, according to Protests have emerged following disputes over the presidential election that was supposed to be held by Feb. 8. The president and leaders of the country’s federal states failed to agree on how elections could take place. “For quite some time now we’ve been back and forth around finding political solutions around the pending elections. Unfortunately, until today we don’t ...
Somalia's clan system: undermining democracy? As the Horn of Africa nation struggles to reach a consensus on this year's general election, the country's controversial clan-based indirect voting system is under scrutiny. Under Somalia's indirect voting system, lawmakers like this woman seen here, cast ballots for the president Plans to proceed with Somalia's 2021 general election have fallen into further disarray, as the ongoing power vacuum and divisions between political leaders threaten to steer the country into a protracted political crisis. President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed's term offi...
Somalia's clan system: undermining democracy? dw.com 2/9/2021 Mohamed Odowa As the Horn of Africa nation struggles to reach a consensus on this year's general election, the country's controversial clan-based indirect voting system is under scrutiny. © Sadak Mohamed/AA/picture alliance Under the current system, Somali lawmakers are chosen by clan leaders from around the country Plans to proceed with Somalia's 2021 general election have fallen into further disarray, as the ongoing power vacuum and divisions between political leaders threaten to steer the country into a prot...
Somalia holds emergency talks over election crisis Somalia has opened urgent talks with regional authorities to avoid a constitutional crisis. The Horn of Africa nation looks certain to miss a February 8 deadline to elect a new president. The mandate of Somalia’s federal parliament expired in December 2020 Somalia’s president, Mohamed Abdullahi Mohammed, has convened an urgent 3-day meeting with federal state leaders. The conference in Dusamareb, some 400 km (250 miles) north of the capital Mogadishu, is an attempt to break an election deadlock and avoid a constitutional crisis. The man...