President HSM’s first year in office has been victorious. #Somalia is winning under his leadership.
#UPD plans to organize ‘1-person 1-vote’ for the upcoming elections.
3 task forces should be organized:
1️⃣Legislative Task Force
2️⃣Executive Task Force
3️⃣Popular Vote Task Force
The Legislative Task Force will consist of 10 parliamentarians from each Federal Member State: 5 federal MPs & 5 regional MPs.
This task force will have the responsibilities of designing a new permanent constitution & organizing a constitutional convention for its finalization.
Feb 20, 2023 • 7 tweets • 3 min read
🧵 “Somalia’s Looming Constitutional Crisis”
Does the Constitution allow for the dismembering & fracturing of established provinces (i.e. whole regions)?
Let’s analyze the highest law of the land: #Somalia’s Provisional Constitution.
The Constitutional requisite for establishing a FMS (federal member state) is:
“Based on a voluntary decision, two or more regions may merge to form a Federal Member State.”
