In the face of pressure, the Somali president has canceled an offer to extend his term Election news
Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi has announced that he will not try to extend his term for two years in the face of domestic and international pressure after clashes in the capital Mogadishu split security forces along clan lines.
Hours earlier, he had denounced the extension of the term proposed by Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble and called for new presidential elections.
The president’s term ended in February, but the country did not do as planned in the election. Earlier this month, the lower house of parliament voted to extend Mohamed’s four-year term for another two years.