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Somalia has experienced significant Somalia’s political instability crisis has deepened following the expiration of formal mandates for the Presidency and Federal Parliament in early 2026. To avoid a constitutional vacuum, While parliament approved a one-year extension of these mandates, to avoid a constitutional vacuum, the move that triggered public protests and has been vehemently rejected by opposition from various coalitions. In response The Somali Future Council (SFC), an opposition group including the presidents of Puntland and Jubaland, has appealed to these tensions, the Federal Government United Nations and political opposition representatives have moved toward international partners for inclusive dialogue. The SFC is seeking an international mediator and guarantor to monitor a potential political agreement. This deal aims settlement, noting that previous mediation attempts failed to establish produce a roadmap. While the federal government under President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud continues to advance constitutional amendments and an electoral model aimed at universal suffrage, the opposition maintains these changes lack consensus and threaten stability. Although previous discussions suggested the formation of a Democratic Transition Task Force (DTT), a body intended to oversee the nation’s democratic transition and electoral processes. While negotiations have shown positive progress, specific details regarding impasse between the DTT’s mandate, membership, government’s preferred reforms and implementation remain undisclosed. the opposition’s demands for inclusive oversight remains unresolved.