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UN Security Council concerned over election impasse in Somalia: US envoy

1 April 2021, 12:34 PM  |
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Somali people gather on the street during fighting between Somali government forces and opposition troops over delayed elections in Mogadishu, Somalia, on February 19, 2021.

Somali people gather on the street during fighting between Somali government forces and opposition troops over delayed elections in Mogadishu, Somalia, on February 19, 2021.

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Somali people gather on the street during fighting between Somali government forces and opposition troops over delayed elections in Mogadishu, Somalia, on February 19, 2021.

The United Nations Security Council on Wednesday expressed concern over a standoff in Somalia on holding new elections, the United States’ top UN diplomat said.

President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed’s four-year term ended last month without a successor and Somalia’s parliament was supposed to elect a new President on February 8, but the exercise was delayed because new lawmakers have yet to be picked.

US Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield said in a virtual press briefing following a closed-door session that the 15-member Security Council “noted ongoing efforts to find agreement between leaders of the federal government of Somalia and the federal member states” on implementing a revised electoral model.

“They expressed concern over the ongoing impasse and called for Somalia’s leaders to engage in a constructive dialogue at the earliest opportunity without precondition to resolve outstanding issues,” she said.

Somalia’s President calls for meeting to resolve election impasse:

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