By Mohamed Sheikh Nor
Somalia’s presidential election, originally scheduled for Nov. 30, will be held at an unspecified later date, the chairman of the war-torn country’s electoral committee said.
A new date will be announced after the committee meets with lawmakers, Omar Abdulle Dhegey told reporters Monday in the Somali capital, Mogadishu. Delegates representing Somalia’s clans are currently choosing the Horn of Africa nation’s lawmakers, who in turn will select the new president from more than 10 candidates, including incumbent Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud.
Dhegey said there’d been reports of vote-buying and intimidation during the elections for parliament. Somalia’s leaders aren’t selected by popular vote because the electoral commission doesn’t have the capacity to conduct a nationwide poll, Mohamoud said in February.
Source: Bloomberg
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