Mogadishu, Somalia’s capital, held a municipal election. It is the first direct vote that the country has held in decades. The poll is a milestone in preparation for national elections next year, which will be Somalia’s first by universal suffrage since a military coup in 1969. Since 2004 Somalia has held elections in which clan leaders choose lawmakers. Even so, Somaliland and Puntland have held direct votes.
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Mogadishu, Somalia’s capital, held a municipal election. It is the first direct vote that the country has held in decades. The poll is a milestone in preparation for national elections next year, which will be Somalia’s first by universal suffrage since a military coup in 1969. Since 2004 Somalia has held elections in which clan leaders choose lawmakers. Even so, Somaliland and Puntland have held direct votes.