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GAROWE, Somalia
Somalia Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble said on Monday that his government is committed to holding peaceful elections.
“The federal government of Somalia is committed to conducting peaceful and credible elections that are as timely and inclusive as possible,” Roble said after attending the Somali Association Forum, which began in the capital, Mogadishu.
Somalia missed the deadline for holding parliamentary elections on December 1 as agreed by the federal government and six regional states earlier this year.
The country’s elections will still take place under the current clan-based indirect voting system, as elections of one person and one vote are not yet possible.
The number of delegates who will elect a Somali federal parliamentarian will be 101 from each state, a political party system will not apply and the election will be held in two locations in each state.
”The electoral agreement recently reached between the FGS [Federal Government of Somalia] and the federal member states in indirect elections marked the culmination of a political agreement that will also safeguard the 30% quota of women and guide the implementation of the next elections, ”said Roble.
The new federal electoral committee that will handle the electoral process was rejected by the Council of the Union of Presidential Candidates, which said officials from the national intelligence and security agencies were included.
Ilyas Ali Hassan, an opposition lawmaker and foreign affairs secretary for the opposition Himilo Qaran party, told Anadolu Agency by phone that there is a lack of agreement among the stakeholders in the elections.
“I think the reason why the parliamentary elections deadline was not met was the lack of an agreement on electoral issues. In fact, the electoral commission appointed by the government is not reliable, since it includes members of the Presidential General Staff. and the national intelligence agency, “he added. said
“For a peaceful election to take place, the first step is to reach an agreement between the interested parties, and the people who are running the process must be trustworthy, but we don’t see any credible electoral process right now.
He accused the government of insincerity towards holding free elections.
The UN envoy to Somalia, James Swan, who attended the Somali Association Forum, urged the government and regional leaders to resolve the current outstanding issues in the country.
The country’s parliament has 275 seats. Meanwhile, the presidential election is scheduled for February 2021.
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