Somalia's lower house of parliament votes to cancel 2-year presidential term extension

Somalia's lower house of parliament voted unanimously on Saturday to cancel a controversial two-year presidential term extension it approved last month, a move that might defuse an armed stand-off in the capital Mogadishu.

The vote was broadcast on Somali television and came shortly after President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed addressed parliament and said he was directing his Prime Minister to spearhead preparations for the election.

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