Heritage Institute for Policy Studies 18 03/2019 - Farmaajo’s Presidency Policy Brief

heritageinstitute.org info@heritageinstitute.org @HIPSInstitute A scorecard for the first two years and the prospects for the remaining two The Farmaajo administration has also been able to mobilize the public behind the government in a way that previous administrations were unable to do. [...] Inclusive and stable politics The first outcome of the London Conference was a promise by the FGS to create a system of inclusive and stable politics which included a review of the provisional constitution; deepening the federal system; and designing an electoral system that results in one person, one vote. [...] It must also produce agreements on contentious issues such as resource and power sharing, the status of the capital and the type and the form of the Somali state (a parliamentary or presidential system). [...] Confrontation has been the permanent posture of the government, ultimately forcing the states to form the Council of Interstate Cooperation (CIC), a loose entity designed to fend off the hegemonic ambitions of the federal government. [...] The government has tried hard to implement the programs outlined in the 2017-2019 National Development Plan (NDP) – the first in 30 years – and has consistently held the monthly government and donors meeting known as the SDRF (Somali Development and Reconstruction Facility) under which the implementation of the NDP is organized.