The Somali government declined the election outcome in Jubaland.
The government of Somalia announced on Tuesday that it would not recognize the re-election of the leader of the southern region of Jubaland, highlighting an expanding rift with its semi-autonomous regions.
On Monday, the regional parliament in Jubaland re-elected Ahmed Madobe, a former warlord who has been in power since 2012, as its leader in an election that was conducted peacefully.
However, the central government declared the process as “unlawful” since Madobe had exceeded the constitutional limit of two terms, making him ineligible to run.
Conflict-exhausted Somalia consists of five semi-autonomous member states that are Puntland, Jubaland, Galmudug, Hirshabelle, and South West, together with a central government based in Mogadishu.
By issuing a statement, the spokesman for the government Farhan Jimale stated that the attorney general had been instructed to begin taking immediate action against Madobe at the Supreme Court level.
Madobe did not wait for any opposition against Mogadishu. Taking proactive measures on Monday, he declared, “At this time, I am the only legitimate force.
Somalia, which is trying to rebuild after decades of conflict, had hoped to align Jubaland’s vote with the country’s first universal suffrage polls due next year.
Traditionally, Somalia’s leaders have been selected through a complex system of indirect voting by clan chiefs.
Direct elections are held in the self-declared state of Somaliland, which declared independence in 1991 and runs its administration, although it is not recognized internationally.
For Kenya and Ethiopia, Jubaland is a protective barrier against Al-Shabaab insurgents, who have carried out several deadly assaults in both countries and a lush, relatively affluent region of Somalia where they have deployed thousands of troops.
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