MOGADISHU, Oct 15 - 索马里选举委员会周四表示，非洲之角国家将于明年5月15日举行总统选举。
Somalia says it will hold a presidential election in May 2027 MOGADISHU, Oct 15 - Somalia's electoral commission said on Thursday the Horn of Africa country will hold a presidential election on May 15 next year.
- 哈桑·谢赫·莫哈穆德总统的任期原定于今年5月结束，但3月份议员们投票通过宪法修正案，可能将其任期延长一年，此举引发反对派批评。
• President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud's term was due to end in May this year, but in March lawmakers voted to enact constitutional changes that potentially extend his term by a year, a move that drew criticism from the opposition.
- 莫哈穆德政府一直努力击败与基地组织结盟的武装团体青年党，该组织已与索马里中央政府作战二十年。
• Mohamud's government has struggled to defeat the al Qaeda-allied militant group al Shabaab, which has been fighting Somalia's central government for two decades.
- 尽管在非洲联盟维和任务的支持下，军队已将武装分子击退，但青年党仍控制着广大农村地区，并具备对主要人口中心进行定期袭击的能力。
• While the military, backed by an African Union peacekeeping mission, has pushed back the militants, al Shabaab still controls vast areas of the countryside and has the ability to conduct regular strikes on major population centres.
- 选举机构主席阿卜杜卡里姆·艾哈迈德·哈桑在国家广播台发表了上述声明，并补充表示该国还将于4月15日举行议会下院和上院议员选举。
• The electoral body's chairperson, Abdikarim Ahmed Hassan, made the announcement on the state broadcaster and added that the country would also hold elections for members of parliament for both the lower and upper chambers on April 15.