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· Somalia’s foreign minister informed the U.N. Security Council recently that an agreement has been reached between the federal government and regional state leaders to hold the long-delayed national elections
· Foreign Minister Mohamed Abdirizak said agreement on the three key issues to complete the deal was reached “in principle. A communiqué detailing the agreement will be issued Thursday
· The lower house of parliament adopted a special law that extended the terms of current office holders for two years and abandoned a Sept. 17, 2020, agreement on indirect elections, reverting instead to a one-person, one-vote model
Somalia’s foreign minister informed the U.N. Security Council recently that an agreement has been reached between the federal government and regional state leaders to hold the long-delayed national elections.
Foreign Minister Mohamed Abdirizak said agreement on the three key issues to complete the deal was reached “in principle. A communiqué detailing the agreement will be issued Thursday (today). He also said that the negotiation process for holding the elections between the federal and regional leaders to hold the free elections has progressed well and an agreement has reached.
Somalia’s President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed was under heavy pressure after scheduled elections on Feb. 8 failed to take place. Lack of agreement on how the poll should be carried out was the reason for putting off the elections. Two regional states said they would not take part without a deal.
The lower house of parliament adopted a special law that extended the terms of current office holders for two years and abandoned a Sept. 17, 2020, agreement on indirect elections, reverting instead to a one-person, one-vote model. This principle did not find favor with many sparking off violence on April 25. Following the clashes, President Mohamed on May 1 asked the lower house of parliament to reverse its actions that included extending his mandate for two years.
