Reuters, 29/07 17:46 CET
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Somalia has abandoned
the idea of holding a popular vote for its planned 2016 elections, the
presidency said on Wednesday.
In its last elections, in 2012, members of parliament
were chosen by elders and then those lawmakers chose Hassan Sheikh
Mohamud as president. It was Somalia’s first vote since 1991, when
warlords ousted president Mohamed Siad Barre, plunging the country into
years of war and chaos.
Although diplomats have long said it was unlikely Somalia
would meet its goal of holding a “one person, one vote” election due to
infrastructure constraints and security fears, Mohamud’s comments
confirmed the fact.
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Source: Euronews
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