NIEBC sets 15 April 2027 for parliamentary elections and 15 May 2027 for presidential election

Mogadishu (SONNA) - The National Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (NIEBC) has announced that elections to both Houses of the Federal Parliament will be held on 15 April 2027, and that the election of the President of the Federal Republic of Somalia will take place on 15 May 2027.

The Commission said it was acting under its constitutional mandate in accordance with Article 56 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Somalia, and under Article 18(2) of the National Electoral Law, which requires the date of the parliamentary elections to be set 180 days before polling day.

The date of the presidential election was set in accordance with Article 112 of the Constitution, which provides that the President’s term of office is five years from the day the President is sworn in.

The Commission also announced the priority tasks for carrying out the elections and the dates by which they are to be completed, in line with the country’s electoral laws.

Registration of political parties and voters will reopen for 21 days, from 1 to 22 November 2026. The deadline for submitting the lists of candidates for both Houses of Parliament is 22 November 2026, in accordance with Article 42(1) of the National Electoral Law, which requires candidate lists to be submitted 120 working days before polling day.

The provisional voter list will be published on 21 January 2027, under Article 34(1) of the National Electoral Law, which requires the Commission to issue a provisional list within two months of the end of registration.

Campaigning for the elections to both Houses will begin on 27 February 2027, in line with Article 45(2) of the law, which provides for the campaign to open 45 days before polling day.

The final voter list will be published on 15 March 2027, under Article 34(2), which requires the Commission to issue the final list 30 days before polling day, after it has corrected and reviewed the provisional list.

The Commission said the reopening of registration is intended to ensure broad public participation in the elections.