Africa - Voice of America: Decision on New Somali Parliament Delayed

Africa - Voice of America africa

Decision on New Somali Parliament Delayed Jul 12th 2012, 14:36 NAIROBI — A constituent assembly tasked with choosing the members of Somalia's next parliament will not convene on schedule, due to tribal elders' concerns about the country's draft constitution.  In what appears to be a play for more political power, the elders are withholding the names of candidates for the new assembly. An 825-member National Constituent Assembly representing a broad range of Somali political factions was scheduled to meet Thursday in Mogadishu to begin ... Media files: 22372298-0BDD-4D35-A70C-5588BDFD13EB_cx0_cy3_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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