Somali President defends direct elections, invites opposition to talks amid electoral dispute

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud defended his government’s push for one-person, one-vote elections in a televised address Sunday, while renewing an invitation to opposition leaders for talks aimed at resolving a widening dispute over the country’s electoral process.

Somali President defends direct elections, invites opposition to talks amid electoral dispute
Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud defended his government’s push for one-person, one-vote elections in a televised address Sunday, while renewing an invitation to opposition leaders for talks aimed at resolving a widening dispute over the country’s electoral process.