Poll Stalemate Plagues Somalia Amid Political Bickering
Country’s politicians locked in lengthy negotiations over new elections as president’s mandate expires. As Somalia fights the coronavirus pandemic and locust invasion, as well as a humanitarian crisis in the southwestern Bakool region due to al-Qaeda-affiliated terror group al-Shabaab s blockade, a new controversy has emerged after President Mohamed Abdullah Mohamed s term ended on Feb. 8.
Political leaders and other stakeholders have so far failed to find a consensus on holding the overdue election in the Horn of African country.
Mahdi Mohamud, a 54-year-old Mogadishu resident, told Anadolu Agency that Somali people must get together and work towards the future of the country.