Mogadishu, (Halbeeg News) – Somalia’s parliament Saturday voted to extend its sittings by one month to debate on election related laws following a request by President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud.
On Saturday, president Mohamud addressed a joint session of the two chambers of the Federal Parliament where he asked the law-makers to put it extra time to conclude requisite electoral laws before end of the year break.
“I am asking the Parliament to give the Somali people the opportunity to have free elections through the approval of the necessary laws. I am asking the Parliament to postpone the vacation period for one month, so that the laws to be implemented in the country will be passed,” the President said.
President Mohamud said the nation was on the verge of transitioning from clan based electoral systems to a fully-fledged democratic system where every Somali voter gets to directly choose their representatives.
The President’s request followed the recently concluded National Consultative Council meeting which resolved that the next general elections should be based on a one-person-one-vote system.
The Council also agreed that all Federal Member State elections be held on a uniform date in August 2025.
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