Somalia: In our Federal Constitution, the Powers of the President are Largely Nominal

<p>Recently I heard the president saying more than once that he has different views on a lot of political issues quite the reverse to that of the PM. With these, I sensed a warning signal for a major showdown that will soon come between the two, in running of the affairs of government. Indeed my anticipation came true in a relatively short period. The PM carried out a limited reshuffle among his cabinet around a week ago while the president openly rejected it. To my curiosity I decided to go back to federal constitution document for review-I have both of its Somali and English versions saved in my computer-to check which office holds the actual executive power to manage, nominate or fire the cabinet members in the federal government.</p>
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