Somalia’s opposition candidates demand dissolution of electoral teams

Somalia election.

A man casts his ballot on November 16, 2016, in Baidoa, Somalia. PHOTO | AFP

More than a dozen Somali politicians seeking to unseat President Mohamed Farmaajo have demanded a total overhaul of the electoral committees charged with conducting the planned polls.  

The 14 candidates, among them ex-Presidents and former Prime Ministers, issued a declaration on Thursday warning they may be forced to conduct a parallel election unless their demands on the composition of the electoral commissions are addressed.