Somalia’s international partners urge final push to complete elections

The International partners of Somalia asked the Somalia leaders to quickly complete the election process which had been delayed several times. The international partners have directly talked to the state leaders of Jubaland and Hirshabelle to finalize their regional state elections.

According to Somalia’s international partners, Only Hirshabelle State and Jubaland State have yet to complete the electoral process for the House of the People and urged them to quickly complete without delay, prioritizing the necessary dialogue and consultation to conclude the electoral arrangements — particularly in Jubaland – to ensure the communities concerned are represented in the next Parliament.

They commend all Federal Member State Election Implementation Teams (SEITs) for submitting documentation to the Federal Election Implementation Team (FEIT) with a view to the swearing in of newly elected members by competent authorities on 14 April.

They asked Somalia leaders that preparations for a 14 April swearing-in proceed at pace even as work continues to resolve other outstanding issues and complete the remaining seats in Hirshabelle and Jubaland.

They said they deeply regret the many electoral irregularities observed across the country and the disappointing failure to achieve the 30 per cent quota for women’s representation in parliament required by the 17 September 2020 agreement.