Indirect presidential elections schedule in the Jubaland State of Somalia on November 25, 2024. The president should have been elected by members of the House of Representatives in the state's capital Kismaayo and were the third election since the state's formation in 2012. Preceding the elections, a new Parliament Speaker and Deputy Speaker was set to elected on November 21, 2024, by the House of Representatives of Jubaland. The shortlist of candidates includes incumbent president Ahmed Madobe and officials from the Jubaland and Somali federal government, former government ministers and notable local businessmen.
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Background
editOn March 31, 2024, Puntland withdraws its recognition of the federal government due to a constitutional crisis caused by the federal parliament's adoption of changes to a disputed provisional constitution without consulting Puntland, under which the President and Government were originally elected.[1]
On November, 3 2024, Jubaland invited their Members of Federal Parliament from the state to come to Kismayo for discussions, after rising tensions between Jubaland and the federal government, and the resignations of State Minister of Planning, Abdirashid Jire and a Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Education, following day Jubaland cut ties to Federal Government of Somalia.[2]
Timeline
editNovember 18-19
edit- The announcement of a new House representative (Jubaland Parliament).
November 20
edit- Opening applications for the parliamentary speaker and deputy speaker positions.
- Speaker and Deputy Speakers deadline.
- Speaker and Deputy Speakers speech.
November 21
edit- Elections of the parliament Speaker and other deputy speakers.
November 25
edit- Presidential candidates deadline 23.
- Presidential candidates speech 24.
- President and Vice president Elections.[3]
Incidents
edit- On November 4, 2024, a delegation of mediators from Kenya was led by the former IGAD Executive Secretary, Mahboub Maalim, the former IGAD Special Representative for Somalia, Mohamed Abdi Affey, and the former Senator for Wajir County, Abdirahman Ali Hassan arrived in Kismayo to meet president Ahmed Madobe, after President of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, requested from the Kenyan government to work towards finding a solution to the tension between Jubaland and Federal Government of Somalia.[4]
- On November 18, 2024, Somali Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre said Ahmed Madobe could not run for office again because his term had ended.[3] Abdifatah Mohamed Mukhtar, the Jubaland Minister of Information, disagreed. He told BBC Somali, "The Prime Minister should remember that he once said Jubaland had its own independent elections. Now he is saying those elections are not valid."[5][6]
- On November 19, 2024, Mursal Siad Mohamed, the Chairman of the Jubaland Electoral Commission, chaired a meeting with the traditional elders of Jubaland's tribes as they submitted the list of new members for the Third Jubaland House of Representatives.[7] The commission also announced the new Members of Parliament and confirmed that the election for the Speaker of the Jubaland Parliament is scheduled to take place on November 21.[8] The Supreme Court of Jubaland takes an oath in the 75 newly Representatives MP's approved by the Traditional Leaders.[9][10]
Candidates
edit- Ahmed Mohamed Islam, incumbent president
- Mohamed Abdullahi Salad, former Somali minister of ports.
- Abdi Ali Rage, former minister Jubaland
References
edit- ^ "Somalia's Puntland refuses to recognise federal government after disputed constitutional changes". Reuters. 2024-03-31. Retrieved 2024-11-19.
- ^ "Jubaland Leader Summons Federal MPs to Kismayo for Crisis Talks Amid Resignations". Garowe Online. 2020-06-30. Retrieved 2024-11-19.
- ^ a b "Somalia PM: Ahmed Madobe's Re-election Bid in Jubaland Illegal". Garowe Online. 2020-06-30. Retrieved 2024-11-19.
- ^ "Waa kuwama saddexda nin ee Kenya kasoo jeeda ee dhexdhexaadinaya dowladda federaalka iyo Jubaland?". BBC News Somali (in Somali). 2024-11-14. Retrieved 2024-11-19.
- ^ "Jubaland maxay ka tiri hadalkii uu ra'iisulwasaare Xamse ku dhaliilay madaxdeeda?". BBC News Somali (in Somali). 2024-11-18. Retrieved 2024-11-19.
- ^ "Jubaland oo si adag uga jawaabtay hadalkii Ra'iisul Wasaare Xamse". www.hiiraan.com. Retrieved 2024-11-19.
- ^ "Guddiga Doorashada Jubaland oo lagu wareejisay liiska Xildhibaanada cusub ee Jubaland". www.hiiraan.com. Retrieved 2024-11-19.
- ^ Y, Ali (2024-11-19). "Liiska Xildhibaanada Baarlamaanka Jubaland oo la shaaciyey". Horseed Media. Retrieved 2024-11-19.
- ^ Staff, Horseed (2024-11-19). "Xildhibaanada Golaha Wakiilada Jubaland oo La Dhaariyey". Horseed Media. Retrieved 2024-11-19.
- ^ "Somalia: Jubaland's Election Rift with FGS Deepens as Mediation Efforts Stall". Garowe Online. 2020-06-30. Retrieved 2024-11-19.