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Warkasta is tracking election across 6 reports from 3 sources. Recent coverage touches politics, candidate, and form, each linked to its original source with side-by-side comparison where outlets differ.
Mogadishu (HOL) - The Justice and Unity Party (JSP) has nominated Hirshabelle President Ali Abdullahi Hussein Guudlaawe, as its candidate for the upcoming election of the regional state’s leadership.

Sweden woke up to an election cliffhanger, with an early tally suggesting the opposition centre-left bloc has edged ahead by the slimmest of margins. A partial count released by the election authority indicated that the left-leaning alliance led by Social Democrats leader Magdalena Andersson was on track for 176 seats in the 349-seat Riksdag. The […]

Mogadishu, Somalia (WDN) — Somalia’s already fragile electoral process is facing another serious obstacle after the presidents of Jubaland and Puntland reportedly rejected efforts to bring them to Mogadishu for the final stage of negotiations between the Federal Government and the opposition-led Future Council. The proposed meeting, facilitated by international partners, was intended to bridge...

Beledweyne, Somalia (WDN) — HirShabelle’s disputed election process has been thrown into fresh turmoil after armed men reportedly seized a voter-registration center in Beledweyne, turning a political dispute over the credibility of the vote into a direct security challenge. The incident comes as the National Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission moves ahead with plans to... The post HirS

Mogadishu (WDN) — Somalia’s Supreme Court has annulled the results of the July 30 combined parliamentary and local elections in Galmudug, delivering a potentially consequential setback to the election model championed by President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud. The court ruled that the elections were not conducted in accordance with Somalia’s Constitution and electoral laws, rendering the... The post Soma

By Halimo Ismail Since the collapse of Somalia’s military regime in 1991, the country’s political landscape has been defined by severe conflict, structural instability, and ongoing security challenges. Yet, amidst this volatility, the nation established a rare and essential political precedent: the peaceful transfer of executive power. Through successive electoral cycles, incoming and outgoing adm