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Somalia to hold presidential election in October

Xinhua, August 8, 2016 Adjust font size:

Somalia's electoral body on Sunday released the timetable for the forthcoming electoral process that will culminate in the election of the country's new president at the end of October.

Chairperson of the Federal Election Commission Omar Mohamed Abdulle said election of the Upper House will be held on Sept. 25 and Members of Parliament will be elected from Sept. 24 to Oct. 10.

According to Abdulle, the election of the Speaker of the Parliament will happen on Oct. 25 while the presidential election will be held on Oct. 30.

The Somali institutions - Executive, Legislature and Judiciary and Somali Regional leaders have resolved that there will be no extension once the term of the current government ends in September.

If this goes according to the plan, there is hope that the country will hold its first fair and free one-person, one-vote elections by 2020.

The commission chairman called on the federal government, regional states and international community to take part in facilitating the election process and provide the necessary support in terms of security and election material to ensure successful elections. Endit