The members of the Council of Presidential Candidates met in Mogadishu yesterday to discuss the situation in the country, especially the upcoming elections.
Spokesman for the Union of Candidates Dahir Mohamud Gelleh said their meeting largely focused on the unassailable challenges facing the country, especially in the run-up to the elections and put into sharp perspective four critical issues.
1: The delay of the election, the surrounding darkness of the poll, the frustration of the Somali people and the responsibility of the outgoing Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo.
- To remind each other that the Union of Candidates stands for free and fair elections in this country.
- To have discussions with the Consultative Council on the State Elections, convey their concerns about the electoral process and share the results with the community.
- That the government led by Prime Minister Roble is in talks, and that they are discussing how to hold fair and agreed elections in the country.
Members of the Union of Candidates recently announced their opposition to the Parliamentary election process issued by the Consultative Assembly.
