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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Voting for Lower House begins in Puntland State
Puntland has become the first federal member state to start elections for the federal parliament’s House of the People. Voting kicked off early today in Garowe, Puntland’s administrative capital. A total of 37 members of the…
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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As voting for Lower House seats enters second day, Somalis say they will hold elected officials accountable
The Federal Indirect Electoral Implementation Team (FIEIT) welcomed the start of voting in Puntland for seats in the House of the People and said that voting for seats in that chamber of the country’s Federal Parliament can…
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Presidents Guled and Gaas instruct their military commanders to implement ceasefire in Gaalkacyo in presence of PM Sharmarke and SRSG Keating
PRESS STATEMENT 27/2016 The United Nations is deeply concerned by the recent breakdown of the ceasefire in Gaalkacyo and the continuing failure of the Puntland and Galmudug administrations to implement agreements, including…
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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INTERVIEW: Architecture around Somalia’s electoral process is finitely more robust than in 2012 – UN envoy
The United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) is mandated with many tasks in the east African nation as it continues to make significant strides in its peace process after two decades of lawlessness and conflict…
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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SRSG Keating emphasizes importance of meeting parliamentary quota for women in Puntland following initial round of voting for Lower House
The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) for Somalia Michael Keating reminded Puntland electoral officials and stakeholders of their obligation to achieve the 30 per cent quota of seats for women in…
Delegates queue up to cast votes for their candidates during the electoral process to choose candidates for the Lower House of the Somalia Parliament in Kismaayo. November 08 UN Photo/ Awil Abuker
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Somalia’s South West and Jubbaland states elect 14 members of the Lower House in first round of polling
Voting for members of the lower house of Somalia’s Federal Parliament opened today in the capitals of Jubbaland and South West states. Each state elected seven members of the House of the People – as the lower chamber of…
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Transcript of Episode 11 of “Path to Peace” Radio Magazine
[Presenter] Welcome our honorable audiences to the talk show, in the talk show we will discuss main events towards the Somali peace process, in this eleventh episode, you will hear deputy of Jubbaland state administration's…
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
Voting for Lower House members from Jubbaland and South West states enters second day, HirShabelle conducts Upper House balloting
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…
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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Puntland announces start of second phase of Lower House voting as Jubbaland and South West states conclude initial round of polling
The State-level Indirect Electoral Implementation Team (SIEIT) in Puntland has announced that the second phase of voting for 25 members of the House of the People will begin on 14 November. A dozen members of the House of the…
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Six elected in the fourth day of voting for Lower House seats in Jubbaland state
Another six members of the federal parliament’s House of the People were elected today during the fourth day of voting in Kismaayo, the administrative capital of Jubbaland state. The newly elected members of parliament (MPs)…
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Somali leaders led by Prime Minister Sharmarke and international partners attend crisis talks on a ceasefire in Gaalkacyo and agree a way forward to resolve the conflict
PRESS STATEMENT 28/2016 President Abdiweli Mohamed Ali “Gaas” of Puntland and President Abdikarim Hussein Guled of Galmudug state met in Gaalkacyo yesterday to re-commit to a ceasefire in the disputed city under the…
An MP-elect is carried shoulder-high by jubilant supporters to celebrate his victory in the ongoing electoral process to choose members of the Lower House of the Federal Parliament in Kismaayo, Somalia on 13 November 2016. UN Photo
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Puntland and Jubbaland states elect twelve more MPs in Lower House elections
Jubbaland state completed its fifth day of voting for seats in the House of the People with another six members elected to the lower chamber of the federal parliament. A total of 26 candidates have now been elected to the…