Somali PM and regional state leaders discuss upcoming elections

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Somali PM and regional state leaders discuss upcoming elections

MOGADISHU, Somalia (HORN OBSERVER) - Somalia's national consultative council had an interactive online conference ahead of parliamentary and presidential elections, office of the PM confirmed Wednesday.

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MOGADISHU, Somalia (HORN OBSERVER) - Somalia's national consultative council had an interactive online conference ahead of parliamentary and presidential elections, office of the PM confirmed Wednesday.

In a statement, the office of Prime minister Mohamed Hussein Roble said the PM and the regional state leaders discussed acceleration of the elections which had been delayed severally.

"An online meeting between the leaders of the National Consultative Council chaired by Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble tonight focused on accelerating the country’s electoral process,” the statement reads in part.

The leaders also talked about the ongoing scuffle over the formation of the members of the election committee for the seats of the Federal Parliament in the northern regions.

"Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble briefed the leaders on the progress of resolving the dispute over the election of the leadership of the Northern Regional Electoral Commission from Somaliland,” the office said. "The council fully supported the Prime Minister’s efforts to complete the formation of the Chairman of the Northern Electoral Commission and today the Prime Minister informed the members of the commission to immediately elect their leadership.”

The meeting comes hours after Somali prime minister disbanded two rival committees separately formed by deputy prime Mahdi Guled and the Upper House speaker, Abdi Hashi.

The two leaders have been at loggerheads over the formation of Somaliland election committee formed in Mogadishu.