Article 51 lists five public offices that citizens will directly elect the representatives of: ɋ The two houses of the Somali federal parliament: This consists of the 275 members of the HoP and the 54 members of the UH. [...] Following this, and provided they meet the conditions defined in the political parties law, the two political associations that win the most local council seats then become the two political parties allowed to compete for HoP and UH seats; the federal presidency and vice presidency; and seats and leadership positions in the relevant FMS parliament.8 All this is in line with the process agreed on b. [...] The main drawback of the model is that combining the powers of the president and prime minister into a single position elected by MPs would upend the foundational balance between the Daarood and Hawiye leaderships, thus removing the stabilising, consociational arrangement currently in place. [...] The second phase of the constitutional amendment process, particularly the Chapter 4 discussions, has given parliamentarians the opportunity to present alternative views on the electoral model, system of government, number of political parties, and the EMBs. [...] If the current version remains or only minor changes are made to the constitutional amendment process, key political stakeholders may continue to oppose the democratisation roadmap— particularly the two political parties limit, the introduction of a pure presidential system, and the reduction of the institutional infrastructure to just a single national EMB.
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