The 1959 General Elections: A number of problems marred the smooth running of the exercise

[Deeq A.]

The present short piece of writing follows the one appeared on Hiiraan Online Website in August 2021 in which the focus was on the malpractices and irregularities which accompanied the Municipal elections of 1958. Like the 1958 Municipal elections, the political elections of 1959 were conducted in an ambience far from being serene. Rigging elections results has been a central preoccupation of the government. The political climate of the election campaign was characterized by protests against the Somali Government and the Administering Authority (Afis) on the way the electoral process was being handled.

Source: Hiiraan Online