Farmaajo, FMS leaders seek Parliament's nod of poll deal in closed door meeting
President Mohamed Farmaajo and FMS leaders Tuesday engaged the leadership of the Federal Parliament in what sources said aimed at seeking their approval of the reently adopted electoral model.
The meeting in Villa Somalia attended by all Federal Member State presidents and speakers of both Houses of parliament came barely a week after the two levels of government resolved to adopt a compromise electoral deal for the upcoming elections.
The Mogadishu Model needs approval by both the Lower and Upper House before it can be used for the parliamentary elections set to kick off from the beginning of November.
Tuesday September 22, 2020
The two houses have in the past differed on the passage of bills with the Upper House accusing its counterpart of ignoring it in the legislative process.
Parliament approved the Elections Act early this year but
its enforcement may be delayed as the upcoming elections will be not be
based on the Act which among others prescribes a one-person-one-vote
model.
Farmaajo, FMS leaders seek Parliament's nod of poll deal in closed door meeting
President Mohamed Farmaajo and FMS leaders Tuesday engaged the leadership of the Federal Parliament in what sources said aimed at seeking their approval of the reently adopted electoral model. The meeting in Villa Somalia attended by all Federal M