Contents of the Electoral Agreement to be signed on Thursday in Mogadishu

 The election agreement is set to be signed at the Aficiooni camp on Thursday after nearly a week of successful negotiations.

The event, which will be attended by former presidents Sheikh Sharif, Hassan Sheikh and Farmajo, in addition to the prime minister, heads of regional administrations and the governor of Benadir, will be preceded by a statement and then speeches. Civil society members were also invited.

Preliminary reports from the conference indicate that the agreement will be part of the agreement reached by the technical committees in Baidoa on February 15-16, 2021.

Politics: Thursday's communiqué will make it harder for elections to take place in two constituencies in each regional administration with a solution reached in Gedo, which was previously held by Farmajo.

The number of voters who will elect one seat, which was 101, will also be the same as the lower house of the federal parliament of Somalia.

State parliaments will also elect members of the Upper House of the Federal Parliament of Somalia.

The disputed committees have been reshuffled, with the prime minister and regional administrations expected to nominate new members.

It is noteworthy that the Federal Electoral Implementation Committee (FEIT) has two members, the Electoral and Disputes Commission, which has 25 members, each with two members, while the State Electoral Implementation Committee (SEIT) has each state builds 11 members.

In the case of Somaliland: Chairman Abdi Hashi, the senior elder of Somaliland politicians, denied that Farmajo and his group had one or two members in FEIT, and they were also denied access to the SEIT. Of the total 15 members expected in Somaliland, Abdi Hashi was given only 5 members, which means that Mahdi Guled, Farmajo's right-hand man, controls most of the Somaliland elections.

Security: Reports indicate that the security of the elections will be maintained by AMISOM and the police force while protecting the country's armed forces from political and electoral issues, and that the police should be the old, not the private. recently formed by Farmajo.

Selection: The selection of delegates is in collaboration with traditional elders, civil society and the State Government.

Women's Quota: Maintaining a 30% quota for women.

Election Schedule: Reports say a reasonable election schedule will be set and all 2021 elections will be completed within six months. In most cases, the requirements for membership in parliament and the $ 20,000 bill for the upper house and $ 10,000 for the lower house do not change.

Funding: In the 2021 elections, it will be funded by international donors with the participation of the federal government.