Somalia Misses Parliamentary Election Deadline
The election of the 54 members of the Somalia Senate failed to kick off on December 1, due to dispute over the composition of the election committees between the federal government and some Federal Member States supported by the opposition presidential candidates.
As many as 14 Somali presidential candidates have called for an overhaul of the electoral commission in September. They demanded the resignation of intelligence chief Fahad Yasin, accusing him of election interference. The candidates also asked that independent election observers and lawyers be included in the commission, to ensure maximum transparency. The international community has called for dialogue, to ensure that the elections are not delayed further, and that it represents the will of the people.
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Somalia:
Long History of Mistrust in Somalia Extends Beyond Elections
East African, 6 December 2020
Political disagreements combined with other challenges such as floods, drought locusts, Covid-19, and insecurity posed by Al-Shabaab, are set to delay Somalia parliamentary… Read more »
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Somalia:
Govt Misses Parliamentary Election Deadline
Shabelle, 1 December 2020
Somalia on Tuesday missed a deadline to hold its parliamentary elections on Dec. 1 as agreed by the federal government and six regional states earlier this year. Read more »
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Somalia:
Somalia in New Risk of Delayed Polls Over Electoral Commission
Dalsan Radio, 1 December 2020
As the political stalemate in Somalia's elections intensifies, it is clear that the elections will not take place on time, given the much-delayed election timetable, following a… Read more »
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Somalia:
Somaliland 'Deports' Mustafa Sheikh Ali Back to Mogadishu
Dalsan Radio, 30 November 2020
Security forces in Somaliland have released Mustafa Sheikh Ali Duhulow, a member of parliament and a candidate for the 2020/2021 presidential election. Read more »
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Somalia:
Mogadishu Mayor Chides Opposition for Stance Against Government
Dalsan Radio, 27 November 2020
The governor of Benadir who also doubles up as the Mayor of Mogadishu, Omar Mohamud Mohamed (Filish) spoke strongly about the candidates' conference and their activities in recent… Read more »
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Somalia:
Foreign Diplomats Pay Group Visit to Puntland
Shabelle, 29 November 2020
On their third group visit to Somalia's Federal Member States (FMSs), representatives from some of the country's main partners today emphasized the need for Somali leaders to… Read more »
InFocus
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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 ... Read more »
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Acoording to the country's election schedule, parliamentary elections both for Upper and Lower Houses will run from December 1 to 27, 2020, while presidential elections will be ... Read more »
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The Somali embassy in Nairobi, was purchased in the Westlands area in 1972. At the onset of the civil war in Somalia in the early 1990's, the embassy was according to a Kenya court ... Read more »
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Ahead of the parliamentary elections in December 2020, where members will elect the president in February 2021, leaders have agreed that voting delegates be nominated by clan ... Read more »
Somalia Decides (file photo).
