Somalis vote in the first one-person, one-vote election in decades
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Residents of Somalia’s capital voted Thursday in a controversial local election that marks the country’s first one-person, one-vote poll since 1969.
Breakdown
- Mogadishu holds first direct election since 1969 6s
- Analysts call it a major shift from clan-based power-sharing 11s
- Opposition rejects the process as flawed 32s
- Some residents celebrate the historic opportunity to vote 41s
- Critics argue broader consultation was needed 1m 22s