The Parliament of Somalia has approved the introduction of a universal direct voting right and the transition to the presidential form of government, AFP news agency said on March 30.
“Lawmakers of both chambers unanimously approve the amended articles of the Constitution,” House of the People Speaker Adan Mohamed Nuur Madobe said.
The amendments are expected to be implemented during the next regional elections, scheduled for June 30.
The principle of the universal direct voting right was cancelled after Siad Barre came into power in 1969; after he was deposed in 1991, the political system in Somalia was clan-based.
The current Constitution was adopted in 2012. Two years later, the process of review and amendment started. Currently, amendments have been introduced to four articles, with 11 remaining; after that, a referendum will be held.
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