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Doorasho dadban oo labaad ayaa la jadwaleeyey in ay mar kale ka dhacdo Soomaaliya dabayaaqada sanadka 2020 iyo horraanta sanadka 2021. Sida ay ku heshiiyeen madaxda Dowladda Federaalka Soomaaliya iyo Dowladaha xubnaha ka ah Dowlada Federaalka 17-kii Sebteembar ee 2020, doorasho dadban ayaa ka dhici doonta labo degmo oo kamid ah dowlad-goboleed walba, halkaas oo ergooyinka doorashada ee lagasoo xulay beelaha ay u codeynayaan kursi kasta oo kamid ah Golaha Shacabka ee Baarlamaanka Federaalka Soomaaliya. 54-ta xubnood ee Aqalka Sare waxaa sidoo kale soo dooran doona xildhibaannada dowlad-goboleedyada, si lamid ah hannaankii doorashada ee 2016.

Sanadkii 2016-kii, ergooyin doorasho oo ka badan 14 kun oo muwaadin oo lagasoo xulay beelaha ayaa soo doortay 275-ta xubnood ee Golaha Shacabka ee baarlamaanka 10-aad. Muddo xileedkooda waxa uu dhammaan doontaa 27-ka Diseembar ee 2020. 

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On Thursday, 12th November 2020, Somali Public Agenda and Youth Peer Education Network (Y-Peer) in Somalia have co-organized a forum that took place at Afrik Hotel in Mogadishu under the theme “The role of the Somali youth in the upcoming Somalia parliamentary and presidential elections: opportunities and challenges”. 

59 young participants, from both genders, representing different institutions and organizations in Mogadishu have attended the forum, such as university students, civil servants, NGOs, and aspirants for parliamentary seats in the upcoming elections among others. 

Also, present at the forum were three panelists namely Sagal Bihi (MP), Muno Axlaa, a candidate for a parliamentary seat in the upcoming elections, and Ahmed Hadi, political activist and head of Public Relations at Somali International University, who were invited to make remarks on the subject and answer questions of the participants.

The panelists emphasized thorny issues that hamstring Somali youth participate in the political process such as discriminatory fees from candidates to the parliamentary seats, infested parochial political cultures, and foreign money funded to competing politicians. 

Participants were offered an opportunity to make their comments and ask questions to the panelists. 

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On 6th September 2016, then Somali president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, ratified the long-awaited political parties act following the parliament’s approval.

 The political parties law (Law No. 19 of 27 June 2016) comprises of 38 articles and 4 schedules. It governs the provisional and full registration of political parties, the rejection of registration attempts, the alliance and merger of political parties, individuals allowed to join political parties, the rights and privileges of political parties, deregistration, parties’ financial governance, and resolution processes for disputes among parties.

Since its adoption, over fifty-seven (57) political parties have been provisionally registered by the National Independent Electoral Commission (NIEC).

In this Podcast, Farhan Isak Yusuf who is one of the authors of Somali Public Agenda Governance Brief and Mohamed Irbad discuss the political parties law. 

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