Somalia Sets Presidential Election for May Despite Insecurity
- Somalia's National Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission announced on Thursday a timetable for federal parliamentary and presidential elections in 2027, scheduling the parliamentary vote for April 15 and the presidential election for May 15.
- The Election Commission cited the Constitution and National Elections Law to justify the timeline, while President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud maintains constitutional amendments passed earlier this year entitle him to an additional year in office.
- Registration for political organizations and voters reopens from November 1 to November 22, with candidate lists due by November 22, a provisional voter register planned for January 21, and campaigning to begin February 27, 2027.
- Opposition groups rejected the proposed schedule, citing lack of political consensus and challenging Mohamud's approach to electoral reform they previously boycotted in May.
- Much of Somalia remains under control of the Islamist insurgent group Al-Shabaab, leaving little progress organizing elections beyond localized pockets as security challenges continue complicating preparations.
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The Election Commission of Somalia announced the 15th of May 2027 as the date for the presidential election.
Somalia will hold presidential elections on May 15, 2027, the National Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission announced. Parliamentary voting for both houses of the federal parliament is scheduled for April 15, the commission said through its chairman, Abdikarim Ahmed Hassan. The election schedule calls for the resumption of political party and voter registration between November 1 and 22, 2026. The commission said the presidential elec…
The committee said that the presidential election would be held in accordance with a law "which states that the term of office of the President is five years, beginning with the right date of the President's office." The chairman of the election committee said that Somalia would also hold elections for members of the House of Representatives and the Senate of Parliament on April 15, 2027. The term of office of President Hassan Sheikh Mahmoud exp…
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