Somalia's semi-autonomous region of Puntland announced its withdrawal from the federal system, opting to govern independently until constitutional amendments proposed by the central government are ratified through a nationwide referendum.
Somalia's semi-autonomous region of Puntland announced its withdrawal from the federal system, opting to govern independently until constitutional amendments proposed by the central government are ratified through a nationwide referendum.changes aimed at establishing a more stable political system, but critics argue that these alterations, including provisions for direct presidential elections and increased executive powers, risk centralizing authority excessively.
Puntland's decision to assert its autonomy poses a challenge for President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, already grappling with security threats from al Qaeda-linked insurgents, piracy resurgence, and struggles to exert federal control over the breakaway region of Somaliland following its port agreement with Ethiopia.
Plans to amend Somalia's constitution have been rejected by Puntland, a semi-autonomous state in the northeast. The Horn of Africa nation is planning to return to universal… Somalia's semi-autonomous region of Puntland is criticizing changes made by the federal parliament to the country's provisional constitution and announced it is withdrawing… Both houses of Parliament are expected to vote on proposed amendments to the counrtry's Constitution which would reduce the age of maturity, thus increasing the risk of child ...
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