Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed (59) has promulgated a special resolution extending for two years his term expired on February 8, 2021 as head of the country. The announcement was made on Wednesday April 14 by national radio.
This new act of the president nicknamed Farmajo (which means “cheese”) comes two days after the adoption of this resolution “unanimously by parliament”, said Radio Mogadishu. Even if for his part, the President of the Senate had expressed his disagreement, deeming the text “unconstitutional”, the resolution was promulgated without going before the Senate, as provided for in the legislative process.
The new law, which provides for the organization of elections by 2023, also worries the international community, which has increased calls for elections to be held as quickly as possible. It would “create deep divisions, undermine the process of federalism and political reforms which have been at the heart of the country’s progress and its partnership with the international community, and divert attention from the fight against the Shebab,” said the Minister. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in a statement. Calling on the “Federal Government and Federal States of Somalia to resume talks”.
For his part, the head of European diplomacy Josep Borrell called for “an immediate return to negotiations for the holding of elections without delay”. He said in particular that this text “will divide Somalia, create further delays and constitute a serious threat to the peace and stability of Somalia and its neighbors”.
