It is a historical step for Somalia. The country has managed to elect its new parliament yesterday, August 20th, 2012, after more than two decades of civial war, chaos, terrorism and lawlessness.
As the Associated Press reported: "Somalia's chief justice on Monday swore in 215 new members of parliament, an accomplishment but one that fell far short of U.N. hopes that the Horn of Africa nation would seat a full 275-member parliament that would vote in a new president".
You can read the entire article here:
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jOawi0HUULRDqdKX9DPXxPyv7wAA?docId=80f7912fe2cf46c1ba58337c7c311428
As it is, the political process in the country is moving but obviously not fast enough nor without complication.
As the Associated Press reported: "Somalia's chief justice on Monday swore in 215 new members of parliament, an accomplishment but one that fell far short of U.N. hopes that the Horn of Africa nation would seat a full 275-member parliament that would vote in a new president".
You can read the entire article here:
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jOawi0HUULRDqdKX9DPXxPyv7wAA?docId=80f7912fe2cf46c1ba58337c7c311428
As it is, the political process in the country is moving but obviously not fast enough nor without complication.
On the BBC, Mary Harper, Somalia's export for the World Service, explains well that the
date of 20 August 2012 "is key for two main reasons": it "marks the end of the
mandate of Somalia's transitional government. And, perhaps more significantly,
the first parliament chosen in Somalia is to sit in Mogadishu for more than two
decades".
Read more here:
But observers are already worried that the process might be delayed for too long and less than fair. The maning for the 215 MPs has already been conflicting and remains the top position in the next governement to name...
On our website, BBC Afrique, Roland Marchal, CERI, on Somalia's political process (in French):
http://www.bbc.co.uk/afrique/nos_emissions/2012/08/120820_invite_roland.shtml
On our website, BBC Afrique, Roland Marchal, CERI, on Somalia's political process (in French):
http://www.bbc.co.uk/afrique/nos_emissions/2012/08/120820_invite_roland.shtml
More soon.
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Read also if you will the declaration fromt he UK's Ambassy in Somalia here:
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