MOGADISHU Somalia’s government and federal member states said on Sunday that direct universal suffrage would be introduced with local elections set for June 2024.The move follows a pledge by President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud in March to end a complex indirect system in place since 1969.“The basic principles should be that the election of the Federal Somali Republic must be one
Since 1991, elections have been held through a complex indirect process where major clans and sub-clans use their numerical strength and influence to win key leadership positions
MOGADISHU Somalia’s government and federal member states said on Sunday that direct universal suffrage would be introduced with local elections set for June 2024.The move follows a pledge by President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud in March to end a complex indirect system in place since 1969.“The basic principles should be that the election of the Federal Somali Republic must be one