Another fourteen members of the Federal Parliament’s House of the People were elected from Jubbaland and South West states Wednesday, and voting for the eight Upper House seats representing the recently formed HirShabelle federal member state was completed in the state capital of Jowhar.
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A delegate casts her vote during the electoral process to choose members of the Lower House of the Somali Parliament in Kismaayo, Somalia on November 9, 2016. AMISOM Photo / Awil Abukar
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An electoral official tallies the votes during the electoral process to choose members of the Lower House of the Somali Parliament in Kismaayo, Somalia on November 10, 2016. UN Photo / Awil Abuka
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The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Somalia, Michael Keating (in blue jacket), in a group photo with members of the Federal and State-level Indirect Electoral Implementation Teams (FIEIT and SIEIT) during a visit to Garowe, Puntland, Somalia on November 8, 2016. UN Photo
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The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Somalia (SRSG), Michael Keating, speaks during a meeting with a section of Somali women leaders on the political participation of women, held in Mogadishu, Somalia on September 5, 2016. UN Photo / Omar Abdisalan
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Farah Aidarus Hersi, a youth from Kismaayo, Jubbaland, shares his opinion about the ongoing electoral process in Somalia on November 06, 2016. Jubbaland is in preparations to choose members of the Lower House of Parliament. UN Photo / Awil Abukar
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A lady delegate casts her vote during the electoral process to choose members of the Lower House of the Somali Parliament in Garowe, Puntland, Somalia on November 05, 2016. UNSOM Photo.
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The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Somalia, Michael Keating, sharing a moment with young Somali youths at an event aimed at empowering youth in Somalia. The event was hosted by UNSOM and took place in Mogadishu, Somalia, on November 4, 2016. UN Photo / Tobin Jones