In Djibouti, the new National Assembly is set up. After the vote of February 24, the presidential majority of UMP confirms its almost total control. The camp of President Ismaïl Omar Guelleh, known as “Iog”, recorded an overwhelming victory with 58 deputies elected out of 65. On March 5, the new president of the Assembly was elected. Dileita Mohamed Dileita is a former Prime Minister and Diplomat. Opponents are skeptical and see maneuvers for the 2026 presidential election.
For part of the opponents, the new Djiboutian assembly still has only one color: that of the majority. Former Prime Minister Dileita Mohamed Dileita took the lead. Abdourahman Mohamed Guelleh knows him well. The leader of the Radde party (rally for action, democracy, and ecological development), who had boycotted the ballot, thinks that the system is perpetuated.
“I keep its human side, kind. He is a very experienced diplomat, a very clever politician. On the other hand, at the political level, he can do nothing. Everything is dictated by Ismaïl Omar Guelleh who locked everything. His arrival at the head of the Assembly does nothing in political terms. » said Abdourahman.