Senior Somali opposition leader Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed says they are going to have more seats in the evolving parliament. Sharif announced the likelihood of greater opposition say in the future parliament which, he claimed, is going to be comprised of 550 seats, the Press TV correspondent in Somalia reported. He also raised the possibility of constitutional reforms.
The opposition and the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) have been holding talks aimed at formation of a national-unity government. The negotiations recently yielded a power-sharing pact.
The opposition faction based in Asmara, Eritrea, the Union of Islamic Courts (UIC), however, opposes the idea vowing to resist compromise.