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Somalia President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed says he will no longer pursue a two-year extension of his presidential term, giving in to internal and international pressure to back away from a controversial resolution on the extension passed by the Lower House of Parliament.
In a televised address, Mohamed said he will appear before the Lower House of Parliament on Saturday to ask the lawmakers to restore last year’s agreement between the federal government and the leaders of five federal member states and the governor of Mogadishu.
The agreement known as the “September 17 agreement” called for the election of federal lawmakers through indirect elections. The lawmakers would then elect the president. The Lower House of Parliament invalidated that agreement on April 12, giving the executive and legislative branches two more years to prepare popular elections. Mohamed signed the resolution into law on April 13. The president’s term expired on Febr
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Somalia: Anti-Farmaajo Protests Break out In Mogadishu After MPs Extended His Term for 2 Years Tuko 5 hrs ago Japhet Ruto © Provided by Tuko Somalia: Anti-Farmaajo Protests Break out In Mogadishu After MPs Extended His Term for 2 Years
Hundreds of enraged Somalis have taken to Mogadishu streets to protest after Members of Parliament in the Horn of African country extended President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo s term by two years.
Opposition figures in Somalia are at odds with Farmaajo over the election process after lawmakers voted to extend his term despite his tenure ending officially on February 8.
During the session on April 12, 149 out 275 MPs also voted to extend their mandate, with only three voting against it while one abstained.