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Mogadishu, Himilo Qaran party, led by former President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, and UPD led by former President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud are part of the new alliance, named Forum for the National Parties. Ahmed had served as president of country from 2009 to 2012, while Mohamud remained president of Somalia from 2012 to 2017.
Abdilatif Muse Nur, a lawmaker and the new coalition spokesman, told Somali Times, the alliance has been formed after the main opposition parties met in Mogadishu. “We will work together to resolving the current political and security issues that this country is facing,” Nur said. However, political analysts say the country’s political tide is in the lead up to the 2020/21 Election.