Somalia: Puntland Parliament to convene following TPEC lineup
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- Posted On 19-04-2016, 07:44PM
GAROWE, Somalia-Lawmakers in Somalia’s Puntland Parliament are to convene to endorse Transitional Puntland Electoral Commission (TPEC) on Saturday, Garowe Online reports.
Parliament extraordinary session will focus on democratization programme, MP Mohamed Ahmed Ibrahim told Puntland-based independent station, Radio Garowe Tuesday.
Puntland President Abdiweli Mohamed Ali and Parliament Speaker Ahmed Ali Hashi have jointly announced nominees for the nine-member electoral commission on Feb. 15 and Feb. 16 respectively.
Agenda moreover includes human trafficking policy in the shadow of Mediterranean tragedy that killed nearly several hundred Somali migrants according to Somali and Italian officials.
Ibrahim sent his condolences over the death of Somali youths off the coast of Egypt, blaming Somali politicians for cronyism and partiality.
EU Special envoy and Ambassador to Somalia Michele Cervone d’Urso previously hailed nomination of electoral board as an important step towards one person, one vote. TPEC is composed of nine members.
GAROWEONLINE
