Wednesday, July 29, 2015

Somalia’s Planned 2016 Elections Will Not Be a Popular Vote

 
Reuters, 29/07 17:46 CET

MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Somalia has abandoned the idea of holding a popular vote for its planned 2016 elections, the presidency said on Wednesday.

In its last elections, in 2012, members of parliament were chosen by elders and then those lawmakers chose Hassan Sheikh Mohamud as president. It was Somalia’s first vote since 1991, when warlords ousted president Mohamed Siad Barre, plunging the country into years of war and chaos.

Although diplomats have long said it was unlikely Somalia would meet its goal of holding a “one person, one vote” election due to infrastructure constraints and security fears, Mohamud’s comments confirmed the fact.

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Source: Euronews

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