Somalia: Parallel Poll Agencies Tussle Over Jubbaland Elections

Barely a week to Somalia's Jubbaland state elections, the vote could be headed for uncertainty after a group of rival candidates announced a list of MPs to pick the president.

The Union of Jubbaland Presidential Candidates for Change on Tuesday published a list of 75 members of the local legislative assembly-- spread across the main clans in the state--to rival the a list announced by official poll agency Jubbaland Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (JIEBC).

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