Could be true, but this was another time and another leadership. And it doesn’t change the very recent disastrous forced mass deportation of Somali citizens hailing from Southwest pulled from their market stalls and deported from Las Anod and Erigavo. Where were you then?

Could we do a SOL poll here between these two “coalitions”?

Yes, many lessons of what is needed and is missing. But what did he and his government do right? As in achievements that a next government ought to keep and further enhance ?

As Farmaajo and N&N seem on their way out, one wonders what are the positive lessons one could learn from this episode in Government and politics? The negative lessons are quite clear and have been mentioned numerous times, but what are the positive elements in the policies and politics that one should try to keep and save guard, to avoid throwing the baby out with the bathwater?

Guddiga FEIT oo amar ka soo saaray dhaarta Xildhibaanadii lagu doortay Ceelwaaq | Allbanaadir.com WWW.ALLBANAADIR.ORG On which side is the FEIT.

Mogadishu clan?

The real issue is that Jubbalands seriously needs to address issues of their legitimacy, as they even can’t hold elections in the second regional city as stipulated in the election rules. Maybe after this polarised elections are finished, would be a good moment to start, and the federal government needs to provide serious support to that process, putting aside their elections disagreement. Who certified these elections? The regional election body, the SEIT?

So elections were able to take place in Garbaharey, despite regional authority opposing to it or voicing that it was not possible to hold elections in Garbarharey?

Aren’t you comparing two different things cases? Who won or didn’t win an election is not for the high court to decide, however the courts can judge on complaints if specific processes can or should be followed, according to the law, or are reasonable or necessitated by specific situation. My understanding is courts can judge processes of elections but not on the outcome of the elections.

Don’t focus to much on personalities and politics of personalities, the issue is that also the regions need some kind of check and balance. The regions are eager to keep a check the same on the federal government, but who is keeping a check on the regional governments?

When it comes to putting candidates forward, I think this should be done by local/regional (read clan) based caucuses, and then you have the actual election which should be done through one man one vote process. My issue is not with the eventual election process of popular votes and campaigning, but who puts candidates forward. Current candidates put themselves forward without any kind of support base and proper consultation process, ideally candidates should come forward from some kind of consultation process, this could be either a clan based or territorial caucus. there needs to be some kind of filtering of egotistical and narcissist figures. Even western democracies are debating how to strengthen their democracies while making the system narcissist proof.

The current system where candidates put themselves forward without a political party base, without a proper consultation process does not work for Somali’, and tends to promote egotistical figures.

Are u saying there are no political talents among those other clans that are not part of the larger dominant sub-clans? Or you haven’t seen any around? the point is that the current system of selection and election does not encourage the right candidates irrelevant of which clan they are, and tends to pave the way for specific type of figures from specific sub-clans only. And you are right in some sense that locking the Presidency or PM post for other clans would not change much, except for make more people feel part of the system and maybe it could lead to more competition and accountability compared with the current duopoly, not saying that this would change everything.

Yes, highlighting the ‘others’ pertinent issues is a common Somali hobby as it’s widespread through the worldwideweb from YouTube comments, to Facebook, twitter, pal talk and every single online and offline setting that Somalis come together. Not sure what it adds to the equitation but I get that’s a useful distraction from one’s own existence.

Somali’s need to stop electing people who want to get elected to satisfy their big ego’s. Instead they should consult on what kind of leader is needed and then seek the right candidate based on this, and disqualify anyone who dares to campaign or put himself forward, but only rather nominate people who really don’t seek it given the great responsibility and expectations. A leader who has been sought to do the job and does it because of the moral responsibility, would do a much better job then those whose ego is in the way.

it could lead to greater and more united groups of politicians holding the government accountable. And government forced to take opposition voices in to account and seek coalitions on issues, rather then relying on permanent of clan coalitions and be more cautious in offsetting tension. This is based on an ‘if’ assumptions, as other factors are at play as well. But issue is that this kind of third road alternative are the way to break heavily political polarised landscapes, as is the case in Somalia.

It’s still a better expectation than those who wish for everything to collapse and think permanence of chaos is in their interest.

Allah ha u naxariisto Abwaanka, and may Allah grant him paradise. Powerful voice straight from the heart touching peoples souls and what is at hand. May Allah have mercy on His slave and may he have mercy on us here on earth, and bless us with even louder voices, to replace for us those that we have lost, who call for everyone to hear the message of forgiveness, compassion and understanding.

Because the adopted governance system does not incorporate structures or mechanism that are based on traditional Somali systems of governance like, e.g. third party diplomatic mediation (ergo) thus relying on external interventions to provide that.

What is likelyhood of election taking place without those seats?

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I will respond when you finish your writing and explain what the possible reasoning was for people to the start an armed struggle against the socialist autocracy.

Excellent move by the President of Somaliland, and Prime-Minister/President of Somalia showing true Diplomacy, Empathy, Solidarity and Somalinimo, the ingredients of the kind of true Statesmanship Somali people need, irrelevant of leaders political differences, past occurrences and underlying motives and goals.

You will understand in due time.

Indeed, and this is what many don’t seem to get that internal infightings are weakening the institutions and will make an Afghanistan like scenario more plausible by the day. Very unfortunate!!