Lawmakers oppose no-confidence motion against Somali president

Fuente: 
Sabahi
Fecha de publicación: 
20 Mayo 2014

A group of more than 100 members of the Somali parliament called for the withdrawal of a no-confidence motion against President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Monday (May 19th), Somalia's RBC Radio reported

The lawmakers held a press conference in Mogadishu to announce the end of their support for the motion.

"We have seen that such an impeachment motion would not serve the interests of the country during this hard time," said lawmaker Mohamed Omar Dalha. "I would call my fellow MPs who want the president to step down to bring their findings to the parliament not the media."

A smaller group of lawmakers remains committed to the motion.

On May 5th,  133 members of parliament signed a statement calling fot Mohamud's resignation,  accusing him of incompetence in carrying out the six-pillar policy agendahe laid out when he took office.

 

Source/Fuente: http://sabahionline.com/en_GB/articles/hoa/articles/newsbriefs/2014/05/2...