Somalia sets date for May presidential election amid ongoing Islamist insurgency
- Somalia's election commission has announced it will hold parliamentary and presidential polls in April and May next year, but critics say the decision will lead to more conflict in a deeply fragmented country facing a long-running Islamist insurgency.
- Issued on: 16/10/2026 - 11:53 2 min Reading time The election commission said on Thursday that parliamentary polls would be held on 15 April, followed by a presidential vote scheduled for 15 May.
- In a statement, it said the vote to elect a president was in accordance with a rule “which stipulates that the president’s term of office is five years,
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- Somalia's election commission has announced it will hold parliamentary and presidential polls in April and May next year, but critics say the decision will lead to more conflict in a deeply fragmented country facing a long-running Islamist insurgency.
- Issued on: 16/10/2026 - 11:53 2 min Reading time The election commission said on Thursday that parliamentary polls would be held on 15 April, followed by a presidential vote scheduled for 15 May.
- In a statement, it said the vote to elect a president was in accordance with a rule “which stipulates that the president’s term of office is five years,
Sources: RFI