The extension of the term of office for Somaliland MPs and member of the Eldersโ Council (ย Guurti)ย has lifted political pressure off the shoulders of Somaliland President, Muse Bihi Abdi, who celebratedย in November the second anniversary of his term in office.
The Council of Elders expedited the term of extension for Somalilandโs two institutions key to the political processes.
The two opposition parties, Waddani and UCID, rejected the term extension. A Hargeisa-based consultative forum known asย Madashaย ( The Forum) made up of prominent Somalilanders deplored what they view as authoritarian turn in Somaliland leadership.
Somaliland political parties have been at loggerheads over he the time-frame to hold parliamentary elections in 2020. The UNSOM Chief, James Swan, in his statement to the UN Security Council, urged consensus to hold parliamentary elections โ a milestone in Somaliland political calendar.
