Mohamud at odds with Deni, Madobe as Somalia elections near

Somalia’s election row pits President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud (left) against opposition groups, including Jubaland President Ahmed Mohamed Islam (right).

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Somalia may be sliding toward another political crisis, nearly four years after the current administration vowed to avoid constitutional stalemates that have marked previous election cycles.

At the centre of the dispute is the electoral model. The Federal Government of Somalia, under President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, is pushing for one-person, one-vote (universal suffrage) elections.