Somalia Pushes Ahead with Controversial Regional Elections Despite Opponent Boycott.

Somalia’s transition to one-person,one-vote elections is increasingly becoming a struggle not only over democratic reform,but also over who controls political power. The Federal government has stepped into South-West and Galmudug not merely to maintain order or oversees voting,but,critics argue, to shape political outcomes. Across the states, opponents says Mogadishu is using electoral reform to strengthen its influence,sideline rivals and consolidate presidential authority ahead of the national elections. This challenges the government’s portrayal of the transition as a neutral, technical process and raises a consequential question: is Somalia’s push for direct elections truly about democratic renewal, or is it becoming a […] The post Somalia Pushes Ahead with Controversial Regional Elections Despite Opponent Boycott. appeared first on African Arguments.