Somalia's Supreme Court invalidates president's term extension
World · 6 November 2026
Written by AI from multiple news reports
Somalia's Supreme Court ruled President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud's extra year in office unconstitutional on November 6, 2026. It ordered elections within 90 days.
His four-year term ended in May. Parliament passed a law in March extending presidential and parliamentary terms to five years. The court said this gave current leaders no extra time in power.
Mohamud dismissed Chief Justice Bashe Yusuf Ahmed the day before the ruling. The court said the president had no legal power to remove him.