Somaliland: The Three Political Parties Sign An Accord To Address NEC Elections Issues
At a meeting held in the Presidency in Hargeisa, on Saturday, July 27th, the President of Somaliland, Muse Bihi Abdi and the two chairpersons of Waddani and UCID, Abdirahman Mohamed Abdillahi “Cirro” and Faisal Ali Waraabe signed an accord to move forward the political impasse pertaining to the scheduled parliamentary and local council elections.
The accord which addresses the main issue concerning the Somaliland National Elections Commission, NEC, proposes increasing the membership of the commission from seven to nine members.
The accord will be sent to the “expired” House of Representatives as a motion, for a vote and if the motion passes, then the NEC membership will be increased.
However, if the moribund Somaliland House of Representatives fails to pass the motion by September 1st, 2019, then the NEC will remain at seven members and the motion will be placed before the new parliament after the elections are held.
The accord and it’s proposal appears to address the main hurdle to holding the scheduled parliamentary and local elections, but, the fact that is must pass thorough the House of Representatives, whose mandated expired nine years and who appear to have no intention of vacating the chamber in order for new elections to take place, makes it much more difficult for this motion to became law.
Qarannews.com