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Somalia: Federal Government Approves Constitutional Changes, Postpones Elections by a Year

Mar 5, 2026 | 19:26 GMT

Somalia's parliament approved constitutional changes shifting the country's electoral model from clan-based voting to indirect universal suffrage and extending lawmakers' and President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud's terms by one year, effectively postponing the general election scheduled this year to 2027, Reuters reported on March 5....

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