By Zakariye Hassan - Reporter
MOGADISHU, 9 August 2026 — Somalia’s Salvation Forum has rejected the process leading to the election of the Speaker of the House of the People, set to take place Monday at the Somali Parliament in Mogadishu.
The Forum held a press conference on Sunday to announce its opposition, citing concerns over how the contest is being conducted.
Yusuf Hussein Gama’diid, Secretary-General of the Himilo Qaran Party and a member of the Salvation Forum, read the group’s statement. He said information gathered by the Forum indicated that the election was a “one-sided” process.
Gama’diid accused the Somali presidency of interfering in the parliamentary race. He alleged that some lawmakers who intended to contest the speakership had been prevented from declaring their candidacies or registering for the election.
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“Lawmakers who supported the government declared their candidacies, while some of those who declared their candidacies were summoned and threatened and told that they could neither run nor register,” Gama’diid said.
The Salvation Forum said it does not support the election. The group added that it would issue further decisions in the coming days depending on the outcome of the vote.
Meanwhile, MP Hassan Yare, a member of the House of the People and the Salvation Forum, described the election as a “fabricated” process, claiming its outcome is already known.
The Speaker position became vacant on 20 June after Aadan Mohamed Nur Madobe left the speakership following his election as President of Southwest State of Somalia.