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Somalia's top court rejects president's term extension amid political crisis

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Briefings

Somalia's first nationwide elections since 1969 are scheduled for next year, but a top court ruling has rejected the president's request to extend his term, creating significant uncertainty for the upcoming electoral timetable.

Key points

• Somalia's first nationwide elections since 1969 are scheduled for next year.
• The president's term extension request was rejected by the country's top court.

Context

Somalia's first nationwide elections since 1969 are scheduled for next year, but a top court ruling has rejected the president's request to extend his term, creating significant uncertainty for the upcoming electoral timetable.

Limitations

Evidence is limited to a single court ruling and a single sentence regarding the election timetable. No specific dates for the court decision, the election, or the president's term extension are provided. No context on the political crisis or the consequences of the ruling is supplied.

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