Farmaajo, opposition lock horns over extension of stay in office

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Supporters of Mohamed Farmaajo gather on the streets of Mogadishu in the past election. PHOTO | FILE

Somalia is in a state of political and constitutional limbo as various stakeholders interpret the failure to hold elections differently.

One hand are those who believe that the parliamentary resolution passed last September to allow the president, the Senate and the Lower House to stay in office if the country fails to hold an election was right, while on the other are those who say that extension of the term is illegal; that a mere parliamentary resolution is not enough.