Mogadishu, 23 July 2012 – The Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) for Somalia, Dr. Augustine Mahiga, today welcomed the progress that has been made in completing the selection and verification of the 825 members of the National Constituent Assembly (NCA). The 9-day NCA will convene on Wednesday this week to discuss, vote on, and adopt a new Provisional Constitution, which will provide the legal framework governing the workings of the new Somali Federal Institutions after August 2012. It will also be the basis for further constitutional refinements before it is finally adopted by a referendum.
Statement from the SRSG Mahiga on progress made in the political process
- 23 July 2012