Somalia talks on electoral process collapse

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Supporters of different opposition presidential candidates demonstrate in Mogadishu on February 19, 2021. PHOTO | AFP

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Talks between the Somali government and opposition presidential candidates have collapsed, but some progress in the negotiations has resulted in relative calm in the past few days, Prime Minister Mohamed Roble said Friday.

The government will continue holding talks on the electoral process to implement the pre-election agreement, which was reached on September 17 last year, with leaders of the federal member states, the PM said in a statement.