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The Somali federal government and regional leaders in delayed elections ended without agreement with the central Dhusamareb city on late Friday. Following the three-day talks, Somali Information Minister Osman Dube told Somali Times the leaders will meet again in future foreign countries interfering in the talks with Somalia’s sovereignty controlling their internal affairs.
Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed Farmajo, who has two days left in his term in office, will attend a meeting of the two houses of the Somali parliament on Saturday, according to sources in Villa Somalia told Somali Times.
The civil society in Somalia called on the country’s parliament, whose mandate expired last December, not to take any action that might create further chaos over the election issue.
Last week, Somalia’s international partners called for a single agreed-upon election process that will be conducted peacefully with the protection of political space and media freedom, and guarantees 30% of women’s quota, and results in a credible and inclusive outcome that serves the national interest.