UN Calls for Effective and Honest Somali President
As parliamentarians prepare to elect a leader for the country, the United Nations has called on lawmakers to select a president who has the interests of Somalia in mind.
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Somalia:
Final Day for Presidential Candidates Registration
AEP, 7 September 2012
Somalia's Presidential elections committee has announced, 6th September as the deadline for presidential candidates' applications. According to Spokesman for the committee, MP… Read more »
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Somalia:
Leading Candidates in Somali September 10 Election
AEP, 7 September 2012
Somalia will on September 10, 2012 go to the polls to elect their president after several delays in the election process; more than 35 candidates are vying for country's top… Read more »
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Somalia:
Somali Presidential Candidates Address Parliament
Shabelle, 7 September 2012
Somalia's presidential candidates began on Friday addressing to parliament, as the country is expected to get its first constitution federal government for more than 40 years. Read more »
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Somalia:
Puntland Warns Against Manipulation of Presidential Election
Shabelle, 9 September 2012
Somalia's northern semi-autonomous region of Puntland warns strongly against continued alleged practices of manipulation, corruption, coercion, and intimidation during the last… Read more »
Swearing in of new parliament.
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Parliamentarians are set to vote for a new president on 10 September, after more than 12 years of a transitional government. Read more »