MOGADISHU (Halbeeg News) – Parliament will today debate the approval of newly signed elections agreement between Somali federal government and its member states.
The Lower House of the Federal Parliament is expected to endorse the deal which paves the way for the upcoming elections which is expected to take place later this year.
The voting comes amid several former and current leaders are calling for the endorsement of the agreement.
The election deal signed by president Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo and the leaders of federal member states in Mogadishu mid this month following electoral talks between President Mohamed Farmaajo and Federal Member State leaders.
The 14 points communique which mostly reflects the 2016/17 elections,articulates that the federal government will appoint an electoral commission which will cooperate with electoral commissions at the Federal State levels to deliver the poll.
This would mean the current National Independent Electoral Commission will not run the elections but instead a temporary body, as earlier pushed for some of the FMS leaders will take charge.
The electoral process will kick off from November 2020, the communique notes but did not set specific timelines on when the elections will take place.
Senators will, just like in 2016 be elected by the FMS parliaments while both Senators and MPs representing clans in Somaliland will be done in Mogadishu.
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