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· Mohamed Hussein Roble, a Swedish-trained civil engineer and political neophyte was appointed as the Prime Minister
· The foreign-backed government in Mogadishu has been in drawn-out negotiations with Somalia’s federal states over how to proceed with parliamentary and presidential elections
Somalia’s President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed has appointed a new prime minister. This has come hours after brokering an agreement with regional leaders for elections next year that abandons the one-person, one-vote model.
Mohamed Hussein Roble, a Swedish-trained civil engineer and political neophyte was appointed as the Prime Minister. Former premier Hassan Ali Khaire was removed by parliament in July for failing to pave the way for fully democratic elections due before February 2021.
The foreign-backed government in Mogadishu has been in drawn-out negotiations with Somalia’s federal states over how to proceed with parliamentary and presidential elections. The process has been held-up by political infighting between the president — better known by his nickname Farmajo — and the country’s regional leaders.
Somalia had set itself the goal of holding its first fully democratic, one-man one-vote election since 1969 replacing the complex system in which special delegates pick lawmakers who in turn vote for the president.
