US EditionSomalia: Chaos Disrupts Somali Parliament Session Over Proposed Constitutional Changes
Opposition lawmakers blocked amendments seen as a move to extend political mandates, halting the session amid protests and physical clashes in Somalia's Federal Parliament.
- On Wednesday, Somalia's Federal Parliament descended into chaos at Villa Hargeysa as Speaker Aden Mohamed Nur Madoobe presented an unexpected agenda and distributed copies to amend five articles.
- Opposition lawmakers accused the presidency and pro-amendment leadership of pushing constitutional changes without public or parliamentary support, claiming the amendments aimed to extend Mohamud's term expiring in June.
- Lawmakers tore up agenda papers and blew whistles inside the chamber, halting proceedings as Interior Minister Senator Abdullahi Sheikh Ismail Fartaag scuffled with legislator Hassan Firinbi and confronted opposition lawmaker Hassan Yare.
- Madobe adjourned the session and warned of sanctions, while the speaker did not respond to press inquiries and it remains unclear when debates will restart.
- The clash underscores long-standing divisions under the provisional constitution since 2012, as repeated attempts to finalize it expose deep governance splits and echo the 2021 crisis sparked by former president Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed.
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Chaos erupts in Somalia's parliament over proposed constitutional amendments
Scuffles and shouting erupted during a joint session of Somalia’s parliament on Wednesday. Opposition lawmakers said the speaker attempted to advance proposed constitutional amendments to extend parliament’s mandate.
Somalia: Chaos Disrupts Somali Parliament Session Over Proposed Constitutional Changes
A joint session of Somalia's Federal Parliament descended into chaos on Wednesday at Villa Hargeysa in Mogadishu, as opposition lawmakers clashed with supporters of proposed amendments to five articles of the provisional constitution.
Somalia: Parliament In Rowdy Session Over Attempt To Extend Legislators’ Tenure
By Enyichukwu Enemanna Crisis broke out on Wednesday at a joint session of Somalia’s parliament following at attempt to pu I’msh a proposed constitutional amendments that seeks to extend the tenure limit of parliamentarians. Opposition lawmakers kicked against the move, a development that stirred chaos of the floor of the parliament, forcing the suspension of sitting. Somalia has been under a provisional constitution since 2012, and several effo…
Pancadaria and screams marked this Thursday a six-day assembly of the Som lai parliament, after the president tried to proceed with the proposed constitutional amendments which, according to the opposition legislators, extended Parliament's mandate.
Mogadishu: Today, Wednesday, during a joint session of the Somali Parliament, fighting broke out, after the Speaker of Parliament tried to put forward proposed constitutional amendments that were considered by opposition deputies as a means of extending the Parliament ' s mandate, which led to the suspension of the session. Somalia has been subject to an interim constitution since 2012, and repeated attempts to convert it into a permanent c…
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