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Proposal regarding the controversial Puntland state elections
Three of the political parties in Puntland state: Sanna'ad, Ife and Mostaqbal, submitted a proposal regarding parliamentary and presidential elections in the controversial state. In a joint statement issued on Friday, the parties called for holding presidential elections in Puntland on January 8, 2024.
The parties proposed that the members of Parliament, who would be elected by the people by universal suffrage, would elect the president and his deputy, instead of what the state government insists on, of being elected by the people. The parties' statement called on the conflicting political parties in Puntland to promote peace and stop criticism and mutual accusations between those parties in the media.
It should be noted that the state of Puntland is going through a severe impasse due to disagreements between the government and the opposition in how to hold elections, as the government insists on holding elections in which the people elect members of parliament, the president of the state and his deputy, while the opposition says that this is not possible and demands a return to the old system of appointing The sultans of the tribes, the 66 members of Parliament, are to elect the president and his deputy.
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