Somali parliament approves constitution change to extend president's term, delay election

Somalias parliament voted to change its constitution and extend the term in office for lawmakers and the president, the president and the parliaments speaker said, pushing back planned elections by a year. Somalia has endured conflict and clan battles with no strong central government since the fall of autocratic ruler Mohamed Siad Barre in 1991. [...] The post Somali parliament approves constitution change to extend presidents term, delay election appeared first on Kahawatungu.