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Vol 62 No 18

Published 9th September 2021


Somalia

First steps on the elections roadmap

Electioneering is in now in full swing for the parliamentary upper house, the first stage in a complex process culminating in the presidential poll in November

After many bumps and hitches the electoral process finally took off in August with selection of members of the upper house of parliament. The intense politicking of politicians and clan elders as they trade debts and favours is a foretaste of what is likely to be a difficult and probably often delayed electoral process.

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