{"id":13826,"date":"2022-01-16T21:06:30","date_gmt":"2022-01-16T21:06:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/all-news\/somalias-election-committee-chooses-new-chief"},"modified":"2022-01-16T21:22:06","modified_gmt":"2022-01-16T21:22:06","slug":"somalias-election-committee-chooses-new-chief","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/all-news\/somalias-election-committee-chooses-new-chief","title":{"rendered":"Somalia&#8217;s election committee chooses new chief"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Malawi. <\/strong><\/span>The electoral authorities in Somalia have appointed a new chairman after dismissing the former chief accused of involvement in electoral misconduct. The announcement of Somalia&#8217;s Federal Election Implementation Team (FEIT) followed the threat of US sanctions if the country misses the new deadline of February 25th to hold elections.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The defeated candidate got 11 votes while the second candidate Muse Gelle Yusuf won 14 votes. Therefore he is from now on the new chairman of Somalia&#8217;s Federal Election Implementation Team (FEIT)&#8221;, said deputy chairman of FEIT, Mowlid Matan Salad.<\/p>\n<p>The mandate of President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, better known as Farmajo, expired in February 2021. His mandate was controversially extended in April leading to a wave of violence in the capital, Mogadishu.<\/p>\n<p>The incoming chairman affirmed his commitment to hold the long awaited scrutiny. &#8220;As regards the long-delayed election and new election deadline, which is big burden on us, we are committed to start quickly and meet this new deadline, Allah willing&#8221;, said Muse Gelle Yusuf. Somalia is on the grip of a deadly insurgency by Al-Shabaab extremists. On Wednesday, a suicide car bomb in the capital killed at least four people.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\">Malawi<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Malawi. The electoral authorities in Somalia have appointed a new chairman after dismissing the former chief accused of involvement in electoral misconduct. 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