MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – Somalia’s Nationwide Consultative Council on Wednesday ignited controversy by granting one-year time period extension to the presidents of Hirshabelle, Galmudug, and Southwest states, upsetting vehement backlash from opposition leaders.
In a protracted assembly convened by the Nationwide Consultative Council, notably missing the participation of Jubaland and Puntland leaders, members—together with President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, the Prime Minister, the Mayor of Mogadishu, and three state presidents—reached a contentious settlement to postpone the state presidential elections initially slated for November by one 12 months.
On Tuesday, Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud hosted members of each chambers of parliament, urging them to convene a session the place he would current a proposal prone to safe their endorsement for extending the phrases of state leaders and conducting a one-person, one-vote election favored by his administration. Opposition figures have condemned this initiative as unfeasible at current, warning it may finally facilitate an extension of the President’s personal time period.
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