Somalia's cabinet during its weekly cabinet on Thursday approved two groundbreaking bills that could potentially revolutionize the electoral system.
Mogadishu, Somalia — Somalia 's cabinet during its weekly cabinet on Thursday approved two groundbreaking bills that could potentially revolutionize the electoral system.
The first bill, cleverly titled the"Electoral Bill," aims to replace the current system of choosing representatives through a complex network of clan elders, civil society members, and regional state officials. Instead, the bill proposes a radical idea: letting the people actually vote for their leaders.
Now, before you get too excited, let's not forget that these bills still need to be approved by the parliament and signed into law by President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud. And if history is any indication, there's always a chance that the political leaders will engage in some last-minute disagreements, causing the bills to be shelved faster than you can say"indirect election."
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