{"id":457370,"date":"2026-03-04T14:21:44","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T11:21:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/?p=457370"},"modified":"2026-03-04T14:25:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T11:25:16","slug":"somalias-federal-parliament-approves-official-constitution-in-historic-joint-session-vote","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/somalias-federal-parliament-approves-official-constitution-in-historic-joint-session-vote\/","title":{"rendered":"Somalia\u2019s Federal Parliament Approves Official Constitution in Historic Joint Session Vote"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mogadishu(SONNA)-Federal Parliament of Somalia<\/span><\/span> has formally approved the country\u2019s Official Constitution following the completion of a comprehensive review and amendment process covering Chapters 1 through 13.<\/p>\n

In a joint sitting of both houses \u2014 the House of the People and the Upper House \u2014 lawmakers endorsed the Constitution by an overwhelming majority vote. A total of 223 members, including 186 Members of the House of the People and 37 Senators of the Upper House, voted in favour of the adoption.<\/p>\n

The session was chaired by the Speaker of the House of the People,\u00a0 Hon. Sheikh Adan Mohamed Nur (Madobe)<\/span><\/span>, who officially announced the results, declaring that the Constitution of the Somalia<\/span><\/span> had been lawfully approved and would enter into force nationwide.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Official Constitution of the Federal Republic of Somalia has been legally adopted and will now take effect across the country,\u201d the Speaker said.<\/p>\n

The approval marks a historic milestone in Somalia\u2019s state-building process. Lawmakers described the move as a critical step toward completing the constitutional framework, strengthening constitutional institutions, and consolidating the federal system of governance.<\/p>\n

“A historic step for Somalia. The revised constitution has been approved, marking major progress in strengthening democratic institutions, clarifying the federal system, and moving the country beyond the long-standing provisional framework”, Ali Mohamed Omar, a State Minister of Foreign Affairs and Members of the Federal Parliament said.<\/p>\n

The review and amendment process, which addressed provisions across all thirteen chapters, is seen as central to clarifying the division of powers, reinforcing democratic governance, and enhancing institutional stability.<\/p>\n

The adoption of the Constitution represents a significant advancement in Somalia\u2019s ongoing efforts to solidify its federal structure and advance long-term political stabilization and nation-building.<\/p>\n

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Mogadishu(SONNA)-Federal Parliament of Somalia has formally approved the country\u2019s Official Constitution following the completion of a comprehensive review and amendment process covering Chapters 1 through 13. In a joint sitting of both houses \u2014 the House of the People and the Upper House \u2014 lawmakers endorsed the Constitution by an overwhelming majority vote. A total […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":457371,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-457370","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-local"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/457370","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=457370"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/457370\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":457375,"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/457370\/revisions\/457375"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/457371"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=457370"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=457370"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=457370"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}