Somalia’s Supreme Court Declares President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud’s Term Expired, Orders Elections Within 90 Days
Somalia's Supreme Court ruled that President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud's term has expired. The court ordered that elections must be held within 90 days. A five-member Constitutional Division led by Justice Salah Sheikh Ibrahim Dhiblawe made the decision. The court found that parliamentary amendments from March 2026 cannot be applied retrospectively. These amendments had attempted to extend presidential and parliamentary terms from four to five years.
Somalia’s Supreme Court Declares President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud’s Term Expired, Orders Elections Within 90 Days – The five-member Constitutional Division of the court, led by Justice Salah Sheikh Ibrahim Dhiblawe, determined that constitutional amendments passed by parliament in March 2026 which extended presidential and parliamentary terms from four to five years cannot apply retrospectively to […] The post Somalia’s Supreme Court Declares President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud’s Term Expired, Orders Elections Within 90 Days first appeared on The Zambian Observer .