Somalia Begins Voter Registration for First Direct Elections in 50+ Years

Somalia Begins Voter Registration for First Direct Elections in 50+ Years

Mogadishu, Somalia - Somalia's National Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (NIEBC) officially launched voter registration on Tuesday in the capital, Mogadishu, marking a pivotal step toward the country's first one-person, one-vote elections in over five decades, scheduled for 2026.

Somalia's Disputed Electoral Commission Launches Voter Registration in Mogadishu

Somalia's controversial Federal Electoral Commission began voter registration on Monday in Shangaani district, Mogadishu, as part of a disputed process aimed at holding one-person, one-vote elections.

Mogadishu (Al-Ittihad) - Somali authorities have begun registering voters in the capital, Mogadishu, in the first process in 56 years. This is a key step towards the general voting and presidential elections next year. Voter registration in the capital represents an important step towards organising the first local elections with general voting in the capital, scheduled for June 30, according to the principle of “one person, one vote” in the leg…