Somali Federal Government and Opposition Candidates Agree Peaceful Demonstrations
Mogadishu (PP News ) The Prime Minister of Somalia Mohammed Hussein Roble today held a meeting with the Union of the Somali Presidential Candidates in Mogadishu. Attended by two former Somali Presidents and other candidates, the meeting took place one day before planned Friday demonstrations that opposition candidates had called for earlier this week.
Roble and Presidential Candidates discussed ways to break the electoral deadlock, and the need to conduct peaceful demonstrations following the 19 February violent demonstrations. The Federal Government of Somalia apologised for the manner the security forces responded to demonstrations. This breakthrough was made possible by the Presidential Candidates who distanced themselves from Yusuf Mohamud Siyad Indha’ade, who had claimed to have taken over security at the Unknown Soldier’s Monument.
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By Dahir A. Issa
Opinion
In 2016, when Puntland agreed to the electoral model after initially rejecting it on grounds that one person, one vote elections outlined at the end of the transition agreement had been jettisoned, Michael Keating, the former UN Representative in Somalia, urged political leaders to start preparations for one, person elections “now”.
In 2017 the former Speaker of the Somali Parliament Mohamed Jawari held a meeting with a committee tasked with preparing Somalia for 2021 elections. “We have to be honest with our people and make it clear now if we are unable to hold one person, one vote elections. This clarity will spare the nation political uncertainty and disagreements over elections” said Jawari.