{"id":2833,"date":"2025-12-25T13:13:45","date_gmt":"2025-12-25T13:13:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sahanpost.com\/en\/?p=2833"},"modified":"2025-12-25T13:13:45","modified_gmt":"2025-12-25T13:13:45","slug":"mogadishu-residents-flock-to-polls-this-morning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sahanpost.com\/en\/mogadishu-residents-flock-to-polls-this-morning\/","title":{"rendered":"Mogadishu Residents Flock to Polls This Morning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\">\u200eResidents of Mogadishu streamed into polling stations this Thursday morning for the long-awaited district council elections across Banadir region&#8217;s 16 districts.<br \/>\n\u200e<br \/>\n\u200eThese elections, which the opposition has criticized as one-sided, feature the participation of 20 political associations. 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