[8][9] On 10 January 2022, Somali leaders announced they struck a deal to complete the elections for the House of the People by 25 February, after repeated delays that have threatened the stability of the country.
The agreement was reached after several days of talks, hosted by Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble, with state leaders aimed at ending an impasse over the polls.
The International Monetary Fund threatened Somalia would lose access to a three-year $400-million aid package, if a new administration was not in place by the end of May.
[13] After three rounds, involving 36 candidates, parliamentary officials counted more than 165 votes in favour of Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, more than the number required to defeat the incumbent president.
[15] In August 2020, after a summit in Dhusamareb, attended by the President of Somalia, three state leaders and the mayor of Mogadishu, an election model based on constituency caucuses was agreed on.
[20] In November 2020 the Council of Presidential Candidates accused President Mohamed of "bypassing the electoral law by stacking the poll committee with his allies".
After hearing that Turkey planned to send a shipment of weapons and ammunition, including 1,000 G3 assault rifles and 150,000 bullets to Harma’ad, a special unit in Somalia's police, between December 16 and 18, opposition party leaders wrote to the Turkish ambassador in Somalia urging the Turkish government to cancel the shipment, fearing that Mohamed would use it to 'hijack' the upcoming elections.
In response the Union of Presidential Candidates demanded an apology from President Mohamed and ask for clarification of the governments position on freedom of assembly.
[7] On 10 January 2022, Somali leaders announced they struck a deal to complete the parliamentary elections by 25 February, after repeated delays that have threatened the stability of the country.
The agreement was reached after several days of talks, hosted by Prime Minister Roble, with state leaders aimed at ending an impasse over the polls.