Farmajo was forced to make Political Concession.

 Wednesday, December 16, 2020. The government has come under intense pressure from a coalition of candidates, the international community, civil society organizations, academics, and the Somali people after Farmajo's government illegally hijacked the appointment of electoral commissions. The central government is self-governing and has filled the electoral commission with members of the military, intelligence, civil servants, and Pro-Farmajo supporters on social media. This led to opposition candidates rejecting and describing this committee as incapable of holding a fair election.

Meanwhile, the Deputy Prime Minister of the Federal Government of Somalia, Mahdi Mohamed Guled (Khadar) who attended a ceremony at the National Theater today compromised the government's stance on the disputed election commissions. It is clear that Farmajo will be defeated before Election Day and he will have to give up his looting plan.

Mahdi Guled said his government is ready to make changes to the disputed electoral commissions that have been heavily opposed by opposition candidates who see them as biased. This shows that the FD government has been hit by waves of protests and uprisings from opposition candidates.

The deputy prime minister underscored that replacements could be made for members of the disputed electoral commission with one or two disputed individuals. Although political analysts have described the move as a ploy by the Farmajo government to hide the difficult situation it is facing it and now appears that the government has failed to continue its plan to take over all the electoral commissions.

He also said that the move was aimed at resolving concerns over the dispute related elections and holding timely elections in the country.

It was yesterday when waves of protests erupted against the Farmajo government in the Somali capital Mogadishu, demanding that Farmajo step down as president after failing to save the country from its current predicament. Protests in Mogadishu sparked clashes between government forces and militias accompanying protesters, killing some and injured dozens more.

Finally, the Deputy Prime Minister of the Federal Government of Somalia called on the regional administrations to implement the electoral agreement signed in Mogadishu with senior federal government officials.

The decision comes after the new opposition candidates putting pressure on the government to change the election committees of the disputed-is and recently appointed a new election, which, according to the country's upcoming election inclusive.



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