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![President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo of Somalia (photo credit: AMISOM Public Information/flickr) President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo of Somalia (photo credit: AMISOM Public Information/flickr)](/sites/default/files/31973423443_98f75bd540_o_0.jpeg)
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28 April 2021
Somali president retracts plan to extend presidential term by two years and calls for elections
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15 April 2021
Somali president extends presidential and parliament terms for two years
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8 February 2021
Somali opposition parties push for overdue elections as president's term under the constitution ends
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24 December 2020
Somalia's president signs law delaying constitutional amendments
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16 November 2020
Somaliland officials protest implementation of Somalia's electoral arrangement
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29 October 2020
Somali women push for gender quota bill before next general election
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18 September 2020
Somalia's leaders reach deal to prevent election crisis
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27 July 2020
Somalia's parliament passes no-confidence vote over prime minister's failure to finalize draft constitution
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16 July 2020
Lower house speaker says Somalia will not conduct indirect elections but that parliament will determine electoral model
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29 June 2020
Somali opposition parties call for resignation of electoral body over implementation of universal suffrage model
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3 June 2020
Op-ed: A one-person, one-vote election and a 4.5 clan system are incompatible in Somalia
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5 March 2020
Somalia holds public consultations on new constitution
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3 February 2020
Somalia begins public consultations to review draft constitution
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28 November 2019
Op-ed: Federal government interference in regional elections aimed at maintaining power
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22 August 2019
Somalia's Jubbaland reappoints president in process that central government calls unconstitutional
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