Somali Parliament
Speaker Professor Mohamed Osman Jawari announces on December 2, 2013 in
Mogasishu the result of a no-confidence vote by lawmakers, who
impeached Prime Minister
Abdi Farah Shirdon. Professor Jawari has stated that legislators will
gather at the People’s Hall on December 18, 2013 to endorse or not to
endorse the newly appointed Prime Minister Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed. PHOTO |
Mohamed Abdiwahab
Tuesday, December 17, 2013
Prof Jawari made the announcement following the 24th meeting by the leadership of the parliament at the hall on Monday.
“Somali President (Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud) accepted to come to the parliament together with the new premier on 18th of December so that the legislators will have a chance to evaluate the new PM,” stated Speaker Jawari.
President Mohamoud appointed Mr Ahmed as the new head of the government to replace Mr Abdi Farah Shirdon whose cabinet lost vote of parliamentary confidence on 2nd of December.
New PM Ahmed was appointed on 12th of December. According to Somalia’s provisional constitution, the president is to officially introduce his choice of prime minister to the parliament.
The legislators will evaluate the PM’s credentials and policy outlines before voting whether to endorse or not.
If approved by the parliament, Mr Ahmed will form his Cabinet and seek further approval from the parliament for the cabinet members and government policies.
According to the Speaker, the parliamentary on diverse topics including assessment of the parliament’s operational plan for 2014 and the planning of the parliamentary activities during the remaining sessions of the ongoing 3rd Assembly of the legislature.