Breaking News Somalia
  • Bogga hore
  • Wararka Maanta
  • Wararka Gudaha
  • Afrika News
  • Wararka Caalamka
  • News in English
  • Ciyaaraha
Natiijo malahan
Daawo Dhammaan Natiijooyinka
Isdiiwaangeli
Breaking News Somalia
  • Bogga hore
  • Wararka Maanta
  • Wararka Gudaha
  • Afrika News
  • Wararka Caalamka
  • News in English
  • Ciyaaraha
Natiijo malahan
Daawo Dhammaan Natiijooyinka
Breaking News Somalia
Natiijo malahan
Daawo Dhammaan Natiijooyinka
  • Wararka Maanta
  • Wararka Gudaha
  • Afrika News
  • Wararka Caalamka
  • News in English
  • Ciyaaraha
Guriga Wararka Maanta

Behind blast walls, Somali Parliament to choose new president

May 13, 2022
gudaha Wararka Maanta
61 1
A A
0
74
WADAAG
1.2k
ARAGTIDA
FacebookTwitterTelegram

Friday May 13, 2022

Two former presidents will face off against the incumbent in
Somalia’s long-delayed presidential vote on Sunday behind blast walls to
protect lawmakers from Islamist attacks and meddling by factions within the
security services.

President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed is among 39 candidates
seeking the top post, to be chosen by parliamentarians in an airport hangar as
the government’s tenuous grip on the nation makes a popular vote impossible.

The winner will inherit a daunting list of challenges
including the worst drought in 40 years, a violent conflict entering its fourth
decade, clan feuds, and a power struggle between the government and federal
member states.

“I am the most deserving person who can take Somalia to
one man, one vote,” President Mohamed, known as Farmaajo for his reputed
love of Italian cheese, told lawmakers on Thursday.

Analysts say he may struggle to secure enough votes after
allies failed to win senior roles in parliament last week.

At his inauguration in 2017, Mohamed promised to
“finish” al Shabaab, an al Qaeda franchise, but the insurgents’
attacks and extortion of households and businesses have continued.

Last year, Mohamed’s failed bid to extend his term by two
years sparked street battles in the capital Mogadishu as security forces split
into factions, while his attempts to centralise power has irked regional
leaders.

The election has been delayed repeatedly, putting a
three-year $400 million International Monetary Fund (IMF) support programme at
risk, as the president and prime minister traded accusations of trying to
derail the process.

‘SOMALIA CANNOT HAVE
A DICTATOR’

Almost two-thirds of parliament, chosen by clan elders last
month, are new, so lack a long voting record to help predict the outcome,
political analysts said.

Despite the open field, the favourites include former
presidents Sharif Sheikh Ahmed and Hassan Sheikh Mohamud.

Ahmed, a former Islamist, took over as head of a
Western-backed transitional government in 2009.

Mohamud, a former academic whom donors accused of not doing
enough to fight graft while in office, told parliament on Thursday he would
reconcile clans and the federal states and hold a referendum on the
constitution.

“Somalia cannot have a dictator leader who illegally
clings to their seat,” Mohamud said.

Close contenders and likely king-makers in the later rounds
of voting are Puntland region president Said Abdulahi Deni and former Prime
Minister Hassan Ali Khaire.

“I want to liberate our people from the poverty so that
they can live with honour,” Deni said.

Some residents of Mogadishu said they felt the election
would be rigged and unlikely to change much at the top.

“We have seen such pseudo-elections before. I believe
another liar will be elected,” said Fardawsa Ahmed, a restaurant owner.

But local elder Aden Osman was more optimistic.

“Lawmakers used to elect the one who gave them the
biggest hidden hand-shake (bribe). Now they may eat from all hands, but will
choose a good man. That is good,” he said.

(Reporting by Abdi Sheikh and Hereward Holland; Writing by
Hereward Holland; Editing by Andrew Cawthorne).

Xigasho: Hiiraan

La wadaag30Tweet19La wadaagDirLa wadaag5

Related Posts

Wararka Maanta

Turkiga oo u yeedhay danjiraha Denmark, ka dib markii Denmark lagu gubay kitaabka Quraanka ah

January 28, 2023
Wararka Maanta

Ruushka oo Eriteria kala hadlay isticmaalka dekedaha iyo garoomadeeda ku yaalla badda cas

January 27, 2023
Wararka Maanta

Jimco, Jan 27, 2023-Mareykanka oo sheegay iney dileen hoggaamiyahii kooxda Daacish ee Soomaaliya

January 27, 2023
Wararka Maanta

Jimco, Jan 27, 2023-Dowladda Soomaaliya oo soo dhaweysay dilka Hoggaamiyahii Daacish ee Soomaaliya

January 27, 2023
Wararka Maanta

Jimco, Jan 27, 2023-Madaxweyne Xasan Sheekh “Caalamka iyo inta badan dadka Soomaaliyeed kuma qanacsaneen howlgalka ka dhanka ah Al-shabaab”

January 27, 2023
Wararka Maanta

Sawirro: Xasan Sheekh oo xog cusub siiyey waalidiinta ciidanka ku maqan Eritrea

January 27, 2023
Kaga tag Faallada

Popular Post

  • Madaxweyne Xasan oo Baydhabo ka daah furay hindisaha Qaran ee Soomaaliya Cagaaran

    74 saamiyo
    La wadaag 30 Tweet 19
  • Muwaadiniin Itoobiyaan ah oo la qabtay iyaga oo Daroogo galinaya dal Carbeed

    74 saamiyo
    La wadaag 30 Tweet 19
  • Maxaa demiyey degmooyinka waqooyi ee Muqdisho oo shiday kuwa koonfurta? Warbixin

    74 saamiyo
    La wadaag 30 Tweet 19
  • Somaliland oo dhaq-dhaqaaq cusub ka billowday Laascaanood iyo wararkii ugu dambeeyay

    74 saamiyo
    La wadaag 30 Tweet 19
  • Fight against Al-Shabab is Jihad, Somali Islamic Scholars ruled

    74 saamiyo
    La wadaag 30 Tweet 19

Wararkii Ugu Danbeeyay

Wasiir Khadiija oo farta ku fiiqday dhibaato kale oo Al-Shabaab ku hayso dalka

January 28, 2023

Reer Camp Nou Rikoor Guul La`aan Ah Ayay Ka Haystaan

January 28, 2023

Sidee ayaa loo diley Hadrawi Sangub, marxuunka geeridiisu hormuudka u noqotay Kacdoonka Buluuga ah?

January 28, 2023

Turkiga oo u yeedhay danjiraha Denmark, ka dib markii Denmark lagu gubay kitaabka Quraanka ah

January 28, 2023

Sawirro: Nin Falastiini ah oo Qudus ka fuliyey weerar lagu laayey Israa’iiliyiin badan

January 27, 2023
Breaking News Somalia

Wararkii ugu dambeeyay ee Soomaaliya, wararka Afrika, iyo wararka caalamka ee Soomaaliga iyo English-ka kala soco wixii kusoo kordha.

Categories

  • Afrika News
  • Ciyaaraha
  • News in English
  • Wararka Caalamka
  • Wararka Gudaha
  • Wararka Maanta

Wararkii U Danbeeyay

Palestinian gunman kills 7 in East Jerusalem shooting

January 27, 2023

Man City Oo Dhulka Ku Jiiday Arsenal Iskana Xaadirisay Wareega 16-ka FA Cup-ka.

January 27, 2023

Doorashada Tifaftiraha

Ruushka oo Eriteria kala hadlay isticmaalka dekedaha iyo garoomadeeda ku yaalla badda cas

January 27, 2023

Waan ogaa In Jesus Ku Biirayo Arsenal, Halkan Sabab Ayaanan Ula Yaabay Heshiiskii Zinchenko Ku Yimid Arsenal.

January 27, 2023
  • About Us
  • Privacy
  • Contact Us

© 2022 BN Somalia - Waxaa sameeyay BNSomalia.

Natiijo malahan
Daawo Dhammaan Natiijooyinka
  • Wararka Maanta
  • Wararka Gudaha
  • Afrika News
  • Wararka Caalamka
  • News in English
  • Ciyaaraha

© 2022 BN Somalia - Waxaa sameeyay BNSomalia.

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In
This website uses cookies. By continuing to use this website you are giving consent to cookies being used. Visit our Privacy and Cookie Policy.