Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, president of Somalia, attends the London Somalia Conference' at Lancaster House, May 11, 2017. [File, Jack Hill, Reuters]One of five of Somalia’s regional governments said on Sunday it had rejected the inclusion of national President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed in talks aimed at resolving a deadlock on a delayed election, exacerbating a crisis on the vote. Leaders in the two federal states, Puntland and Jubbaland, had already said earlier this month they would no longer recognise President Mohamed, whose term expired on Feb.8. “The expired president Farmajo should be out of the election process. The alliance called for the creation of a national council of lawmakers, opposition leaders and civil society to govern the Horn of Africa nation, after the president’s term expired with no clear succession plan.

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