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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.
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.
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 their authority and influence to prevent abusive and unfair electoral pra
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
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 Representative of the African Union Commission Chairperson (SRCC) Ambassador Francisc
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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
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 House of the People.
Hamza Sheikh Hassan Olow found herself competing for votes against three male rivals
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
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.
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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
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 the state now stands at 37 out of an allocation of 43 seats.
Osman Baarey, an Electoral official speaks during preparations of the electoral process to choose members of the Lower House of the Federal Parliament in Jowhar, HirShabelle state, Somalia on 15 November 2016. UN Photo
Voting for the 37 seats in the House of the People allocated to HirShabelle state will begin tomorrow.
The State-level Indirect Electoral Implementation Team (SIEIT) announced that 13 of the seats will be decided during the first phase of voting for the House of the People.