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Somalia: Top UN Envoy Points to Fresh Hope for Democracy
UN News, 12 August 2021
Political strides are breathing new hope into the country’s fragile State-building process, driven by an electoral agreement signed by Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble,… Read more »
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Somalia: Building On Somaliland's Successful Elections
Crisis Group, 12 August 2021
Somaliland took an important step toward stable democracy with parliamentary and local council polls on 31 May. To keep moving in this direction, authorities and the opposition… Read more »
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Somalia: Puntland Elects Senators as Polls Heat Up in Somalia
East African, 12 August 2021
Puntland state of Somalia has become the latest federal region to elect its senators as the race to select new legislators in the country's bicameral Parliament heats up. Read more »
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Somalia: Somalia's South West State Elects New Senators
Nation, 3 August 2021
Somalia's South West state on Monday elected five senators, becoming only the second federal region in the country to vote in new representatives to the Upper House. Read more »
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Somalia: Federal State Bosses Set for Kingmaker Role in Somalia's Presidential Election
East African, 7 August 2021
Somalia is putting on a brave face and promising a transparent election, even as the first Senate polls in the three federal states elicit old problems for the country. Read more »
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Somalia: Big Names Dropped As Puntland Gets Ready to Elect Senators
East African, 11 August 2021
Some famous names in Somalia's Puntland state will not be in the next Senate, after they were dropped from a list of contenders as the federal region got its turn to elect members… Read more »
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Somalia: UN, AU Urge Somalia to Hold Elections Without Further Delay
VOA, 12 August 2021
The United Nations and the African Union urged Somalia on Thursday to hold already delayed national elections this October despite attempted intimidation by Islamist militants. Read more »