The government had set a deadline for the parliamentary ballot to be completed by Friday. Lawmakers failed to meet the deadline because of a lack of funding and insecurity, the prime minister’s office said in a statement Thursday.
Parliamentary elections began in November to elect lawmakers who will then choose a new president. So far, only about two-thirds of the 275 seats in the nation’s bicameral parliament have been filled.
Somalia is struggling to rebuild its economy after more than two decades of civil war. It failed to hold an election in February 2021, and lawmakers instead extended President Mohamed Abdullahi’s mandate.