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During the civilian administration that existed prior to the seizure of power by the Supreme Revolutionary Council (SRC) in 1969, there were a number of local political parties. Most notable of these early institutions was the Somali Youth League, the nation's first political organization. Upon assuming office, the Siad Barre-led SRC outlawed all extant political parties and advocated a form of scientific socialism inspired by Maoist China and the Soviet Union.

Following the outbreak of the civil war in 1991 that saw the ouster of the Barre regime, many of the few remaining political parties gave way to autonomous or semi-autonomous regional states in the northern part of the country, or fragmented into feuding militia groups in the south.

After several unsuccessful national reconciliation efforts, a Transitional Federal Government (TFG) was formed in 2004 with a mandate leading toward the establishment of a new constitution and a transition to a representative government.[1]

Post-transition[]

See also: List of political parties in Somalia

In June 2011, the mandates of President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, the Parliament Speaker Sharif Adan Sharif Hassan and Deputies were extended until August 2012, after which point new elections were to be organized.[2]

As part of the official "Roadmap for the End of Transition",[3] Somali government officials met in the northeastern town of Garowe in February 2012 to discuss post-transition arrangements. After extensive deliberations attended by regional actors and international observers, the conference ended in a signed agreement between President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, Prime Minister Abdiweli Mohamed Ali, Speaker of Parliament Sharif Adan Sharif Hassan, Puntland President Abdirahman Mohamed Farole, Galmudug President Mohamed Ahmed Alim and Ahlu Sunnah Waljama'a representative Khalif Abdulkadir Noor stipulating that:

a) a new 225 member bicameral parliament would be formed, consisting of an upper house seating 54 Senators as well as a lower house;
b) 30% of the National Constituent Assembly (NCA) is earmarked for women;
c) the President is to be appointed via a constitutional election; and
d) the Prime Minister is selected by the President and he/she then names his/her Cabinet.[4][5]

2017 Elections[]

Somali women leaders, members of civil society and senior officials from the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) and the United Nations in a meeting in Mogadishu on August 11, 2016. which they agreed to support the outcome of the Somali National Leadership Forum that will make sure women will get 30% representation, across all levels of leadership in the forthcoming elections.

The 2016/2017 election was by indirect suffrage. The last one-person-one-vote election in Somalia was in 1969 and the resulting government did not last the year. Under Halima Ismail Ibrahim and the another one person one vote election was supposed to take place at a cost of $53 million in 2020/2021.[6]

2021 elections[]

Main article: 2021 Elections in Somalia
See also: 2021 Somali presidential election

Popular elections were to be held in Somalia in 2020 for the first time since 1969, but a constituency election model will be implemented instead.[7] has been mandated to support the preparation for the elections.[8] The 2021 Elections in Somalia were both scheduled to take place in February but were delayed.[9][10]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Somalia". The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency. 14 May 2009. Retrieved 31 May 2009.
  2. ^ Somalia: PM Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo resigns
  3. ^ Ahmed, Muddassar (8 August 2012). "Somalia rising after two decades of civil war and unrest". Al Arabiya. Archived from the original on 9 August 2012. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
  4. ^ Somalia: Garowe conference comes to a close Archived 12 June 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Second Garowe Conference Concludes Archived 27 December 2014 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ "2020 is "a pivotal year" for Somalia – Poll agency". HalQaran.com. 22 November 2019. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  7. ^ "Ex-Somalia President sets eye on the presidency seat on 2020". Goobjoog News. 24 January 2019.
  8. ^ "ELECTORAL SUPPORT". UNSOM. 12 April 2016.
  9. ^ "Somalia Says Elections Set for Early 2021 Despite Virus Risk - BNN Bloomberg". 30 May 2020.
  10. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2 December 2020. Retrieved 11 December 2020.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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