Amid opposition boycotts, people in Mogadishu vote in the city’s first direct local polls since 1969. Residents of Somalia’s ...

With the exception of votes in the semi-autonomous region of Puntland and the breakaway region of Somaliland, Somalia last ...

While all the lawmakers of the lower house lost their position from the same day, the Speaker and Deputy Speaker continue to ...

Somalia holds its first direct Mogadishu election in nearly 60 years amid tight security and an opposition boycott, a key test for the nation.

Somalia conducted its first direct elections in Mogadishu in nearly 60 years under heavy security, while opposition parties boycotted, raising tensions ahead of next year’s presidential vote.

Residents of Somalia’s capital cast ballots in municipal elections seen as a test run for the country’s first direct national ...

Somalians voted Thursday in the Mogadishu region’s first direct local election in nearly 60 years, despite security concerns and a boycott by opposition le ...

More than 500,000 voters in Somalia’s capital cast ballots Thursday, Dec. 25, 2025, in municipal elections. The vote is a step toward the c ...

Residents of Somalia's capital Mogadishu are voting in municipal polls, the country's first direct elections in more than 50 years. Under the current system, clan representatives elect lawmakers. We ...

With the exception of votes in the semi-autonomous region of Puntland and the breakaway region of Somaliland, Somalia last held direct elections in 1969, months before military general, Mohamed Siad ...