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  Monday, December 14, 2020. Since the dispute over the election commissions sparked controversy between the government and opposition parties, there have been international and local calls for the government to change the way it nominates the commissions. The international community and Somali stakeholders have urged Farmajo to come up with a calm environment to resolve the dispute, and to accept changes to the electoral commissions, which are said to include members of the army, intelligence and civil servants. The Speaker of the Upper House of the Federal Parliament, the Union of Presidential Candidates, Puntland and Jubbaland State presidents, the Civil Society, the majority of the Somali intelligentsia agreed that President Farmajo and Prime Minister Roble need to address the following issues in order to leave the country protected from political turmoil and conflict that could lead to retaliation. 1. Recognize that the advice and vetting of the implementation of the elect...

  Sunday, December 13, 2020. Farmajo sent Prime Minister Roble to Puntland to persuade President Deni to accept the government's plan, and to appoint election commissions. This attempt, which was the last attempt of the Federal Government to seek the approval of the appointed election commissions, ended in failure, and Deni openly rejected Farmajo's offer. The Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Mohamed H Roble, has arrived in Garowe, the capital of Puntland State of Somalia. Roble's plans were to discuss Deni with the disputed electoral commissions. The Prime Minister, Mr. Roble, has called on the President of Puntland to appoint the required members of the Electoral Commission. However, President Deni linked the appointment of the commission to two conditions: resolving the Gedo issue, which the federal government and the Jubbaland administration are at loggerheads over. President Deni also wants a review of the controversial election commission appoi...