Somalia's Unilateral Hirshabelle Election Pushes Hiiraan Toward a Parallel Administration

Somalia's Unilateral Hirshabelle Election Pushes Hiiraan Toward a Parallel Administration

BELEDWEYNE (WDN)- President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud’s decision to push through Ali Guudlawe’s re-election as Hirshabelle president without broad political consensus has brought the federal member state closer to a political crisis. Hiiraan’s opposition leaders are mobilizing around an alternative administration in Beledweyne, challenging Jowhar’s authority and raising the possibility that opposition in parts of Middle Shabelle could further underm…