Puntland deploys troops over fresh voter registration row

Somalia’s federal and regional authorities clash over voter registration, raising tensions in the newly formed Northeast State.

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Somalia is witnessing heightened political tensions as federal and regional authorities clash over voter registration efforts tied to the country’s one-person, one-vote (1P1V) electoral model.

In the northern Sool region, Puntland authorities this week deployed troops, ostensibly to disrupt registration activities initiated by the Federal Government of Somalia in collaboration with the newly formed Northeast State.