Somalia Postpones Parliament Opening Amid Growing Political Turmoil, Electoral Disputes
Somalia’s Parliament Opening Postponed as Electoral Battle Deepens
MOGADISHU — What began as a procedural delay has rippled into a broader political crisis in Somalia, revealing the frictions inside a fragile federal system trying to move from clan-based power sharing to direct elections. Lawmakers were told at the last minute that the Federal Parliament would not open as scheduled on Saturday — a pause President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud’s office has tied to changes in his travel plans — and the leadership said the 7th session…