of high integrity, with appropriate qualifications in law and Shari’a, and who is highly competent in Constitutional matters, and who are of high moral character. Nominees are then presented to the House of the People of the Federal Parliament for approval. If endorsed, the President appoints the candidate as a judge of the Constitutional Court. The Chief Judge and Deputy Chief Judge are later chosen by the Constitutional Court judges from within their membership ranks. Administrative divisions Somalia is officially divided into eighteen regions (plural gobollada; singular gobol), which in turn are subdivided into districts. The regions are: Political parties and elections See also Constitution of Somalia President of Somalia List of presidents of Somalia List of prime ministers of Somalia List of political parties in Somalia Federal Parliament of Somalia Political history of Somalia History of Somalia Somaliland References External links Majid, Nisar, Aditya Sarkar, Claire Elder, Khalif Abdirahman, Sarah Detzner, Jared Miller, and Alex De Waal. "Somalia’s politics: the usual business? A synthesis paper of the Conflict Research Programme." (2021). BBC Country Profile for Somalia Decentralization