Western nations are urging Somalia to annul a direct election law that was unanimously passed by Parliament and signed by President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo on April 12.
The members of the parliament met in Mogadishu today following a political crisis created by the September 17 indirect election agreement and passed a special law that gives back the assembly its power to legislate on these delayed elections.
The ongoing election talks have shown that Somalia is still a country with a long way to go to extricate itself from the consequences of the chaos generated by the collapse of the state during the Civil War.
The Somali Ministry of Foreign Affairs has sent on April 9th a letter to the UN Security Council stressing its commitment to hold federal elections and at the same time warning against any interference in Somalia’s elections. The statement, signed by Foreign Minister Mohamed Abdirizak, was in response to a March 31st speech by Security […]
Djibouti President Mr. Ismail Omar Guelleh, 73, has won a fifth term in office, receiving an absolute majority of 98.41% of the vote.
How two regional states brought Somalia’s election to a grinding halt. It was supposed to be a turning point. In July 2020, Somalia stood at the precipice of a historic political transformation. The Federal Government, led by President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo, had laid out a bold vision: a multi-party system built on the bedrock of […]
Government and international community released separate statements on the consultation conference held in Mogadishu, both reacting to the uncertainty over the election talks. Abdirashid Mohamed Hashi, the information director of the Somali presidency, spoke about the conference of the Federal Government and regional administrations leaders in Mogadishu. Abdirashid Mohamed Hashi described as false the reports […]
Today, President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo, the Prime Minister, the presidents of the five states and the governor of the Benadir region meet face-to-face for the second day at the Afisiyoni Tent airbase in Mogadishu. The conference, which started yesterday, is closed to the public and will focus on election-related issues, in particular the agenda for […]
“The President of the Republic of Somalia Mr. Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo is calling again on the presidents of the 5 regional states and the federal government in meeting on Saturday the 3rd of April 2021 at the Afisyoni Airbase to discuss the implementation of the September 17th, 2020 and February 16th, 2021. ”
Somali Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Robleh met representatives of the international community in Somalia. They discussed the acceleration and completion of the country’s electoral process, in accordance with the September 17, 2020 agreement and the recommendations of the Baidoa Technical Committee. Prime Minister Robleh assured the people of Somalia and international partners that the Federal […]
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