Deadline Looms for Naming Somalia's Transitional Govt
- Publisher:
- Al Jazeera English
- Publication Date:
- 17 August 2012
- Tags:
- Somalia, Governance
The deadline set by the international community for Somalia's transitional government is Monday. Disagreements about who should be among the 275 members of the next parliament, is threatening to delay the political process and destabilise the country. One of the most controversial issues is over women and their role in parliament. It was agreed that a third of Somali MPs will be women. But elders say this is a step too far.
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