{"id":457828,"date":"2026-03-22T17:44:58","date_gmt":"2026-03-22T14:44:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/?p=457828"},"modified":"2026-03-22T17:44:58","modified_gmt":"2026-03-22T14:44:58","slug":"somalia-announces-transition-to-inclusive-and-transparent-electoral-process","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/somalia-announces-transition-to-inclusive-and-transparent-electoral-process\/","title":{"rendered":"Somalia Announces Transition to Inclusive and Transparent Electoral Process"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mogadishu (SONNA) \u2014 The Ministry of Interior, Federal Affairs and Reconciliation of the Federal Government of Somalia has officially announced that the country is entering a new phase of inclusive and transparent elections grounded in the rule of law.<\/p>\n<p>The Ministry stated that elections are a constitutional right of every citizen and play a vital role in strengthening public trust, enhancing transparency, and ensuring meaningful public participation in choosing representatives across all levels of government.<\/p>\n<p>It further emphasized that the electoral process will be direct, free, and fair, guided by democratic principles, accountability, and the protection of citizens\u2019 rights.<\/p>\n<p>The Ministry also confirmed that all institutions responsible for overseeing the process will soon carry out their duties in accordance with national laws.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, the Federal Government of Somalia reiterated its commitment to strengthening state-building, advancing democracy, and implementing a credible and transparent electoral system.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mogadishu (SONNA) \u2014 The Ministry of Interior, Federal Affairs and Reconciliation of the Federal Government of Somalia has officially announced that the country is entering a new phase of inclusive and transparent elections grounded in the rule of law. The Ministry stated that elections are a constitutional right of every citizen and play a vital [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":120,"featured_media":438089,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-457828","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\/457828","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\/120"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=457828"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/457828\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":457829,"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/457828\/revisions\/457829"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/438089"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=457828"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=457828"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=457828"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}