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Somali regional leader wants states, not elders, to choose parliament

Somalia President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud

The next Somali parliament should be chosen by regional leaders rather than by elders favoured by the president, the governor of the strategically important Jubbaland province said in an interview.

President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has vowed to hold elections before his current term ends in August 2016, but he has abandoned the goal of a "one man, one vote" election.

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