### [2026-05-21](/feed/2026/05/21/index.md)

##### Constitutional crisis in Somalia
# The Government of Puntland states that federal executive and legislative mandates under the Somali provisional constitution have ended, as federal institutions enter a transitional phase with unclear mandates. 




### Sources:

1. [Garowe Online](https://www.garoweonline.com/en/news/somalia/somalia-puntland-accuses-hassan-sheikh-of-illegally-remaining-in-office)
2. [Horseed Media](https://horseedmedia.net/somalia-puntland-declares-direct-engagement-with-international-community-amid-somalia-legitimacy-dispute/421947/)

### Related:

1. [International representatives, excluding those from the United Kingdom and the United States, meet in Mogadishu and deem the administration of Hassan Sheikh Mohamud as the "de facto" Somali government. Operational Policy 7.30, a framework typically applied to countries that have lost statehood or where a government assumes power outside the country’s constitutional framework, will be utilized. ](/feed/2026/05/16/international-representatives-excluding-those-from-the-united-kingdom-and-the-united-states-meet-in-mogadishu-and-deem.md) _Context: Constitutional crisis in Somalia, Somali_
2. [The Somali federal government fails to ensure the timely succession of the Federal Parliament, as its term expired on 14 April. The lapse creates significant uncertainty, with no clear plan for forthcoming elections following a series of constitutional crises. ](/feed/2026/04/14/the-somali-federal-government-fails-to-ensure-the-timely-succession-of-the-federal-parliament-as-its-term-expired-on-14.md) _Context: Constitutional crisis in Somalia, Somali, federal executive, legislative_
3. [The South West House of Representatives re-elects incumbent president Abdiaziz Laftagareen for the second time amid tensions with the Somali federal government that resulted in the military being deployed to the Lower Shabelle, Bay and Bakool regions of Somalia. ](/feed/2026/03/28/the-south-west-house-of-representatives-re-elects-incumbent-president-abdiaziz-laftagareen-for-the-second-time-amid-tens.md) _Context: Constitutional crisis in Somalia, Somali_
4. [Somalia's Council of Ministers terminates all agreements between the Federal Government of Somalia and the Government of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), disallowing the UAE from operating in the ports of Berbera, Bosaso, and Kismayo for their support of Somaliland. The Somaliland, Puntland, and Jubaland governments subsequently dismiss the decision. ](/feed/2026/01/12/somalia-s-council-of-ministers-terminates-all-agreements-between-the-federal-government-of-somalia-and-the-government-of.md) _Context: Puntland, Somali, federal executive_
5. [Former Somali presidents Abdiqasim Salad Hassan, Sharif Sheikh Ahmed and Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed denounce the administration of Hassan Sheikh Mohamud for its management of public land in Somalia's capital Mogadishu, accusing it of violating constitutional safeguards and forcibly displacing impoverished families. ](/feed/2025/08/19/former-somali-presidents-abdiqasim-salad-hassan-sharif-sheikh-ahmed-and-mohamed-abdullahi-mohamed-denounce-the-administ.md) _Context: Constitutional crisis in Somalia, Somali, provisional constitution_
6. [At least ten people are killed after Jubaland forces claim they have taken full control of the Beled Hawo District headquarters as well as the entire city, following heavy fighting with the Somali National Army from the Federal Government of Somalia. ](/feed/2025/07/22/at-least-ten-people-are-killed-after-jubaland-forces-claim-they-have-taken-full-control-of-the-beled-hawo-district-headq.md) _Context: Constitutional crisis in Somalia, federal executive_
7. [Somalia's federal government calls for the dissolution of the C6+ international coordination framework, saying it is outdated and misrepresents the country’s current political and security progress. ](/feed/2025/06/12/somalia-s-federal-government-calls-for-the-dissolution-of-the-c6-international-coordination-framework-saying-it-is-out.md) _Context: Constitutional crisis in Somalia, Somali, federal executive_
8. [Al-Shabaab launches a coordinated attack on four Somali military bases in Middle Shabelle, Somalia, killing and wounding dozens of soldiers. Somali authorities say they repelled the attack, killing at least 130 militant fighters. ](/feed/2025/02/20/al-shabaab-launches-a-coordinated-attack-on-four-somali-military-bases-in-middle-shabelle-somalia-killing-and-wounding.md) _Context: Somali, federal executive_
9. [Puntland security forces, with air support from the United Arab Emirates, launch a major offensive in the Cal Miskaad mountains, allegedly killing at least 44 IS–Somalia militants and seizing control of the areas of Dhasaq, Qurac, and Damdamle, in Bari Region, Puntland, Somalia. ](/feed/2025/02/20/puntland-security-forces-with-air-support-from-the-united-arab-emirates-launch-a-major-offensive-in-the-cal-miskaad-mo.md) _Context: Puntland, Somali_
10. [Puntland forces conduct airstrikes on ISIL hideouts in Bari, Puntland, Somalia, after they announced a military offensive against ISIL and Al-Shabaab. ](/feed/2025/01/2/puntland-forces-conduct-airstrikes-on-isil-hideouts-in-bari-puntland-somalia-after-they-announced-a-military-offensiv.md) _Context: Puntland, Somali_