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Members of the Federal Indirect Electoral Implementation Team (FIEIT) arrive in Cadaado, Galmudug State to assess progress of the on-going electoral process to choose members of the Lower House of the Somali federal Parliament on 24 November 2016. UN Photo
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Xubno ka tirsan Guddiga Federaalka ee Hirgelinta Doorashooyinka Dadban (GFHDD) ayaa booqday caasimadda Maamulka Galmudug si ay ugu cadaadiyaan maamulka halkaas ka dhisan in doorashooyinka socda ee kuraasta Golaha Shacabka ee…
A delegate casts her vote during the electoral process to choose members of the Lower House of the Somali federal Parliament in Baidoa, Somalia on 24 November 2016. UN Photo
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Four women were elected to the House of the People today in the administrative capital of South West state. Today’s results bring to nine the number of women elected to the lower chamber from South West state, out of a total…
A delegate casts her vote during the electoral process to choose members of the Lower House of the Federal Parliament in Cadaado, Somalia on November 22, 2016. UN Photo
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A total of 16 members of parliament (MPs) were elected to the House of the People in voting across the country today, bringing the number of elected lawmakers in the lower chamber of Somalia’s federal parliament to 131, or…
A delegate casts her vote during the electoral process to choose members of the Lower House of the Somali federal Parliament in Baidoa, Somalia on November 23, 2016.
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South West state added five more MPs to the House of the People today, among them one woman, in elections held in the administrative capital, Baidoa. To date, South West state has filled 43 seats in the Lower House, out of an…
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The United Nations, African Union, European Union, Inter-Governmental Authority on Development, Ethiopia, Italy, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States call upon the members of the National Leadership Forum to use…
The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) for Somalia, Michael Keating (left) meets the HirShabelle State President, Ali Abdullahi Osoble (right) in Jowhar, Somalia on 20 November 2016. UN Photo
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A deadlock in an electoral dispute in HirShabelle state was resolved today, following the intervention of the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) for Somalia Michael Keating and the Special…
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PRESS STATEMENT 30/2016 The United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia welcomes the agreement reached yesterday by Presidents Abdiweli Mohamed Ali “Gaas” of Puntland and Abdikarim Hussein Guled of Galmudug state and…
The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) for Somalia, Michael Keating witnesses the electoral process to choose members of the Lower House of the Federal Parliament. This was during a working visit to Baidoa, Somalia on 19 November 2016. UN Photo
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The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) for Somalia Michael Keating today visited the electoral center in Baidoa, the administrative capital of South West state, and observed voting for a seat in the…
Hamza Sheikh Hassan Olow found herself competing for votes against three male rivals
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Three women candidates were elected to the House of the People on the first day of voting in Jubbaland state for the lower chamber of the federal parliament. Two of them ran for seats reserved exclusively for women that…
An electoral official speaks to a delegate during the electoral process to choose members of the Lower House of the Somali Parliament in Baidoa, Somalia on 16 November 2016. UN Photo
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Eight members of parliament (MPs) were elected to seats in the House of the People allocated to the recently formed HirShabelle state as voting for the lower chamber kicked off in the state capital of Jowhar today. The MPs…
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PRESS STATEMENT 29/2016 Presidents Abdiweli Mohamed Ali “Gaas” of Puntland and Abdikarim Hussein Guled of Galmudug resumed their discussions on implementing a ceasefire in the disputed city of Gaalkacyo yesterday in the…
An electoral official tallies the votes during the electoral process to choose members of the Lower House of the Federal Parliament in Kismaayo, Somalia on November 15, 2016. UN Photo / Awil Abuka
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Five more members of the federal parliament’s House of the People were elected in Kismaayo today, including one woman, on the sixth day of voting in Jubbaland state. The total number of members of parliament (MPs) elected in…