Somalia goes to the polls in the present day after 57 years for native elections | EUROtoday

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In the Somali capital Mogadishu and within the Banadir area, underneath very strict safety measures, polling stations opened this morning for the primary native elections within the nation after 57 years. The Independent National Electoral Commission stated that voting is going down in 523 polling stations in 16 districts, as reported by the nationwide company Sonna. There are 20 political events and actions vying for the historic elections, with 1,604 candidates vying for native council seats, together with 1,246 males and 361 girls. According to the fee, just below 1,000,000 residents have registered to vote, with half of them accumulating their voter ID playing cards simply someday earlier than the polls. The native votes, within the intentions of the Somali president, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, represent a take a look at case for the introduced nationwide elections which ought to be held in 2026.