The United States Embassy in Mogadishu has commended two regional states for concluding parliamentary elections on time.
Southwest and Galmudug are the only regional states to conclude elections for House of the People (Lower House) seats.
They observed the March 15 deadline for concluding the polls.
Jubbaland, HirShabelle, and Puntland are yet to conclude theirs.
Jubbaland has a deficit of 20, HirShabelle has 13 to go, and Puntland is yet to hold elections for 6 seats.
The US Embassy expressed disappointment at the inability of the three regional state leaders to ensure that their regions concluded their elections.
It mentioned HirShabelle’s President Ali Gudlawe, Puntland’s President Said Abdullahi Deni, and Jubbaland’s President Ahmed Islam Madobe specifically.
The Embassy congratulated Southwest’s President Abdiaziz Hassan Mohamed Laftagareen and Galmudug’s Ahmed Abdi Karie Qoorqoor.