MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – A movement to take away Somalia’s Prime Minister, Hamza Abdi Barre, is gaining momentum inside the nation’s parliament, sparking a political disaster that has compelled President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and the premier into pressing talks to defuse the scenario.
The escalating tensions come as MPs from key regional states push for a no-confidence vote, threatening to destabilize the delicate authorities.
President Mohamud and Prime Minister Barre held a late-night assembly on Tuesday to handle the rising dissent. The 2 leaders reportedly agreed to dismiss a number of key ministers from Southwest, Jubaland, and Puntland states, accusing them of failing to forestall MPs from their areas from supporting the movement, Shabelle TV reported.
Moreover, they plan to nominate influential figures to undermine the movement’s progress and forestall it from being tabled when parliament reconvenes on Saturday.
The movement, which has been simmering for months, was beforehand suppressed by Parliament Speaker Adan Madobe, a authorities ally. Nonetheless, Caasimada On-line studies that the movement may now resurface, as MPs from Jubaland, Southwest, and Puntland—areas at odds with the federal authorities—rally behind the trouble to unseat the prime minister.
This political maneuver just isn’t unprecedented in Somalia’s turbulent parliamentary historical past. Underneath President Mohamud’s earlier time period, two prime ministers had been ousted, and his present administration has been accused of utilizing bribes and strategic appointments to stifle dissent and push by constitutional amendments with out correct deliberation.
Nonetheless, this time, the president seems decided to guard his loyal prime minister, marking a departure from previous practices the place presidents typically supported no-confidence motions towards their premiers.
The scenario stays precarious, with parliament’s reopening—initially scheduled for February 6—postponed to February 22 in an try to chill tensions. But, efforts to defend Prime Minister Barre from the movement have up to now failed, leaving the federal government in a susceptible place.
The movement’s success stays unsure, because it lacks the backing of each the president and the speaker—a crucial consider earlier ousters. Notably, the 2020 elimination of Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire, which took simply seven minutes with out prior discover, was orchestrated with robust help from then-President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo and the parliament speaker. With out related backing, the present movement faces vital hurdles.
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