The election results are known to be taking place today in the city of Jowhar

Jowhar (Caasimada Online) – The city of Jowhar in the capital of HirShabelle is currently undergoing the final preparations for the presidential election and its vice president, which is taking place today in that city, which is also the headquarters of the Middle Shabelle region.

Up to four candidates will be voted on, with two of them running for the presidency, while the other two are competing for the vice presidency, having previously presented their action programs to the HirShabelle House of Representatives.

The candidates have presented their plans and what they intend to address in the administration's leadership, with attention focused on the election taking place today in the capital city of Jowhar.

The four candidates are; Ali Abdullahi Hussein (Guudlaawe who is running for the JSP party and candidate Nur Cilmi Xalane who will represent the Ramaas party in the election, but it is expected that candidate Ali Guudlaawe, supported by Villa Somalia, will win.

Additionally, Abdifitah Hassan Afrax and Abdifitah Bashi Mohamed will compete for the position of vice president, representing JSP and the Iftiin Qaran party respectively. However, success is anticipated for Afrax, who is part of President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud's party, which has previously been granted the candidacy card of the party.

This election follows the election of the leadership of the HirShabelle Parliament, which was won by the chairman and his two deputies, members of the JSP organization.

However, the Somali regional election of HirShabelle comes at a sensitive time, as the opposition has previously rejected the manner in which the elections held in Mogadishu and some of the regional administrations of the country were conducted.

Somalia is currently in a difficult phase resulting from a serious crisis regarding how Villa Somalia is approaching the federal and regional elections that the opposition opposes.