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Somalia’s capital is in lockdown as residents head to the polls for the first time in nearly 60 years. The Mogadishu municipal elections are being seen as a test run for national polls that are due to take place next year. Representatives have been chosen through a clan-based system that’s been in place for decades.

00:00 Somalia’s first direct elections since 1969
02:35 Matt Bryden, Strategic Advisor, Sahan Research

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