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Somali Opposition Wants Complete Overhaul of Electoral Committee

Opposition candidates in Somalia have demanded a total overhaul of the electoral committees charged with conducting the planned polls. The 14 candidates, among them ex-presidents and former prime ministers, issued a declaration on November 26, 2020, warning that they may be forced to conduct a parallel election, unless their demands on the composition of the electoral commissions are addressed. In an 18-point memorandum, they demanded that the national electoral committee and the electoral dispute committee be abolished, and a new one appointed, based on consensus.

Somalia: Opposition Candidates Demand Dissolution of Electoral Teams

East African, 27 November 2020

More than a dozen Somali politicians seeking to unseat President Mohamed Farmaajo have demanded a total overhaul of the electoral committees charged with conducting the planned… Read more »
Somalia: Somalia Pledges Free and Fair Polls in Spite of Challenges

East African, 25 November 2020

Somalia's Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble has said the country is working towards a free, fair and timely election to sustain its rise from years of conflict. Read more »
Somalia: Trade Unions Calls for Swift Implementation of the Electoral Political Agreement, Warns of Violence

Shabelle, 26 November 2020

Somalia's trade unions have today called for the swift implementation of the electoral political agreement by the Federal Government of Somalia and all 5 regional administrations… Read more »
Somalia: PM Defends Electoral Commitees

Dalsan Radio, 25 November 2020

Somalia's Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble says the electoral teams now being fought by the opposition will deliver a credible election. Read more »
Somalia: Presidential Candidates Call for Disbanding of the Electoral Committee

Dalsan Radio, 26 November 2020

The Union of Somali Presidential Candidates recently issued an 18-point communiqué, following a six-day conference in Mogadishu. Read more »
Somalia: PM Assures Free, Fair Elections After Politicians Raise Concerns

Nation, 20 November 2020

Somalia Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble has assured a free and fair election after concerns were raised about the political standing of key electoral teams. Read more »
Somalia: Somalia's National Election Security Taskforce Gets Equipment for Upcoming Election

Dalsan Radio, 24 November 2020

The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) on Sunday handed over an assortment of IT equipment to the Somali Police Force (SPF) to help build the capacity of the National… Read more »
Somalia: UN Envoy Urges 'Deepened' Political Consensus

UN News, 23 November 2020

The "broad political consensus" reached in September that ended a two-year stalemate in Somalia must be "preserved and indeed deepened", the country's UN envoy told the Security… Read more »
Somalia: Ex-Leader Sharif Sheikh Ahmed to Chair Group of Presidential Aspirants

Dalsan Radio, 24 November 2020

Presidential candidates in Mogadishu have elected Sharif Sheikh Ahmed as chairman, Ridwan Hirsi as spokesman and Hussein Abdi Halane as secretary. Read more »

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President of Somalia, Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo (centre) makes an acceptance speech after he was sworn into office at the Mogadishu Airport hangar on February 8, 2017.