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Somalia President Mohamud, chief of police register as voters

President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and Mogadishu's Police Commissioner Moallim Mahdi have officially registered as voters ahead of General Election slated for May 2026. [Courtesy]

Somalia is on the brink of making history towards conducting an election after about 56 years.

This comes after President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud officially registered as a voter for the country's planned 2026 one-person, one-vote election, in a symbolic move underscoring his administration's commitment to shifting away from the clan-based 4.5 electoral model.

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