Somali parliament backs constitutional changes that could extend president’s term

The speaker of Parliament has announced a one-year extension to the current term.

MOGADISHU–The Speaker of Somalia’s Lower House of Parliament, Mr. Adan Mohamed Nur, also known as Adan Madobe, announced on Thursday that the term of government agencies in Somalia will be extended by one year after the approval of the new constitution by a joint parliamentary session. This new constitution clearly states that the term in office for government institutions is five years. Mr. Nur emphasized that the parliament and other governmen…

Somali parliament backs constitutional changes that could extend president’s term

Somalia’s parliament has backed constitutional changes that could extend the president’s term in office by a year and push back planned elections. The vote happened on Wednesday, and on Thursday analysts who follow the Horn of Africa country closely were still debating exactly what the implications are. Somalia has endured conflict and clan battles with […]