Politics
Somali Supreme Court Rejects Presidential Term Extension
BBC · 1 hour ago · Read the Full Story on BBC
AI SUMMARY
The Supreme Court of Somalia has ruled against President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud's term extension and ordered political leaders to reach a consensus on elections within 30 days.
- The Supreme Court of Somalia rejected a legal amendment that would have extended President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud's term.
- The court issued its ruling on Thursday, one day after the president dismissed Supreme Court Chief Justice Baashi Yusuf Ahmed.
- The court stated that the president lacked the legal authority to dismiss the Chief Justice.
- The Supreme Court ordered political leaders to reach a consensus on an election plan within 30 days and conduct elections within 90 days.
- The court's election timeline conflicts with the national election the president had planned for April.
- President Mohamud's four-year term officially ended on May 15, 2026.
- Parliament approved a legal amendment last March extending the administration's tenure by one year.
- Opposition political parties accused the president of violating the constitution to hold onto power.
- President Mohamud argues the legal amendment is necessary to transition Somalia from a clan-based system to a fully democratic electoral process.
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