Parliament rejected most of Osman’s electoral-law proposals before the 1964 election

Evidence

After much deliberation, parliament voted in favor of a version that ignored the president’s suggestions except the ones dealing with the golden handshake and not forcing public officials to resign their posts before becoming candidates. — Abdi Ismail Samatar, Africa’s First Democrats, 676

Categorization

Category: Factual Claims

• XREF: Shows the institutional friction between presidency and parliament central to this chapter’s story.

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