{"id":2915,"date":"2022-05-12T10:45:36","date_gmt":"2022-05-12T10:45:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.qiraatafrican.com\/?p=2915"},"modified":"2022-05-12T10:45:36","modified_gmt":"2022-05-12T10:45:36","slug":"au-imposes-curfew-on-somalias-presidential-poll-venue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/qiraatafrican.com\/en\/2915\/au-imposes-curfew-on-somalias-presidential-poll-venue\/","title":{"rendered":"AU imposes curfew on Somalia\u2019s presidential poll venue"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"article-content jsArticleFirst\">\n<div class=\"article-content__text  js-responsive-iframes-container\">\n<p>The African Union Transition Mission in <a href=\"https:\/\/en.qiraatafrican.com\/topic\/somalia\/\">Somalia<\/a> (Atmis) has imposed a curfew on the Afisyoni air force hangar in the capital, Mogadishu, and the surrounding areas ahead of the presidential election due to take place on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>The curfew takes effect from Tuesday and ends on Monday next week, according to a report by the BBC.<\/p>\n<p>More than 300 MPs will converge at the airport to vote for the president, who will govern for the next four years.<\/p>\n<p>Key candidates in the elections include President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo and his two predecessors, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, who is widely regarded as front-runners.<\/p>\n<p>The vote has witnessed a series of delays before a date was finally set for Sunday, May 15.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<footer class=\"article__footer layout\">\n<div class=\"article__footer-section layout\">\n<div class=\"layout__item u-4-of-5-lap-and-up u-p0\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/footer>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (Atmis) has imposed a curfew on the Afisyoni air force hangar in the capital, Mogadishu, and the surrounding areas ahead of the presidential election due to take place on Sunday. 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