The federal government has announced that elections for district commissioners in the Banadir region will begin immediately after the Eid al-Adha holiday, with newly...
Somalia’s electoral commission revised Mogadishu’s Banadir council results, shifting thousands of votes to the ruling party and prompting opposition boycott threats and possible Supreme Court challenges.
Mogadishu’s mayor praised residents and security forces after peaceful Benadir Regional Council elections across 16 districts, calling the high-turnout, incident-free vote a defining step for the city’s democratic future.
Voting is underway across Mogadishu in the Benadir Regional Council elections, with 20 parties competing in a rare direct local vote that will shape district councils and influence the city’s mayor.
Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud says the Benadir Regional Council elections in Mogadishu mark a historic shift from indirect rule to direct, constitutional voting, testing wider one-person, one-vote reforms.
Benadir Regional Council elections began at dawn in Mogadishu, marking a historic first for the Somali capital and its regional administration. The vote is a key step in local governance.
Banadir authorities have placed all emergency and security units on full alert in Mogadishu ahead of Thursday’s one-person, one-vote local elections, aiming to protect voters and polling staff across the capital.
