In a Crowded Race, Newcomer Looks to Be Next Somali President
There is a strong political movement in the capital Mogadishu, in preparation for the country's upcoming 2020 and 2021 elections. The opposition, especially the presidential candidates are holding political meetings and those who are currently out of the country will arrive in the capital in the coming days, according to reports. New comers like 44-year old Abdihabib Warsame will be facing an up-hill battle with plitical heavy weights like incumbent Faarmajo, who is seeking re-election and ex-presidents Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud and Sheikh Sharif Ahmed; former premier Hassan Khaire, former planning minister Abdirahman Abdishakur as well as former Galmudug president Abdikarim Guled, wishing to stage a come back. Newcomers like Warsame, born in the Puntland region of Somalia, might be banking on the fact that historically, no sitting president has been re-elected to lead the country. How ever, Deputy Prime Minister Mahdi Mohamed Guled is confident that President Farmajo will win the first round.
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Somalia:
In a Crowded Race, Newcomer Tries to Be Next President
Nation, 19 November 2020
Mr Abdihabib Warsame, 44, probably wanted to pursue a career in political science, not politics. After all, with a PhD in Political Science, not many African politicians study that… Read more »
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Somalia:
Elections - Political Heavyweights Gather in Mogadishu for Strategy Meetings
Radio Dalsan, 18 November 2020
In the Somali capital, Mogadishu, there is a strong political movement in preparation for the country's upcoming 2020 and 2021 elections. Read more »
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Somalia:
Somalia Deputy PM Vows Victory for Farmaajo
Radio Dalsan, 18 November 2020
Somalia's Deputy Prime Minister Mahdi Mohamed Guled has said that President Farmajo will win the first round of the 2021 elections just as Galmudug, South West and HirShabelle… Read more »
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Somalia:
PM Roble Calls On Nee Electoral Teams to Ensure Free and Fair Election.
Radio Dalsan, 19 November 2020
Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble held a private meeting with the members of the Electoral Committee for the 2020/2021 elections. Read more »
Former Somali PM and now presidential candidate Hassan Ali Khaire.
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