原文：Somalia’s Fragile Government May Be on the Verge of Collapse
The highlights this week: Somalia’s political deadlock worsens after clashes broke out last week, U.S. policies block Africans from entering the country as the World Cup gets underway, and South Africa’s president walks a delicate tightrope on immigration in the wake of deadly protests.
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The highlights this week: Somalia’s political deadlock worsens after clashes broke out last week, U.S. policies block Africans from entering the country as the World Cup gets underway, and South Africa’s president walks a delicate tightrope on immigration in the wake of deadly protests.
索马里的选举危机
Fighting between Somali federal troops and opposition-allied militias broke out in Somalia’s capital of Mogadishu on June 3, as the country’s political crisis spirals, threatening the future of its electoral system.
Tensions have flared in recent months over delays to Somalia’s elections, originally scheduled for earlier this year, and the highly contested one-year extension to President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud’s term, which was slated to end on May 15.
上周的冲突发生在计划于 6 月 4 日举行的反对延长任期的抗议活动之前，造成 1 人死亡、55 人受伤。示威活动最终没有发生。
索马里政府表示，通过部族长老的调解，恢复了秩序。 （索马里社会大致分为五个父系氏族，长辈在冲突解决和治理中发挥着作用。）
Yet official talks between the government and opposition, led by the United States and United Kingdom, have not resumed since they collapsed on May 15. On Sunday, former President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, widely known as Farmaajo, said he would lead a dialogue to try to resolve the political deadlock.
分歧集中在穆罕默德将国家转变为一人一票选举制度的目标上。自1969年政变以来，索马里从未举行过直接全国投票