An elec­toral of­fi­cial says So­ma­lia has de­cided to de­lay its pres­i­den­tial elec­tion for a fourth time amid al­le­ga­tions of fraud and in­tim­i­da­tion.

The vote had been set for Wednes­day, but the of­fi­cial said Mon­day it likely will be Jan. 24 in­stead. The of­fi­cial spoke on con­di­tion of anonymity be­cause he was not au­tho­rized to speak to the me­dia.

This Horn of Africa na­tion is riven by clan ri­val­ries and threat­ened by al-Shabab Is­lamic ex­trem­ists op­posed to West­ern-style democ­racy.

So­ma­lia is ex­pected to swear in par­lia­ment mem­bers Wednes­day. They elect the coun­try’s pres­i­dent, who is not cho­sen di­rectly by pop­u­lar vote.

Op­po­si­tion lead­ers have ex­pressed con­cern over the de­lays, say­ing the process is marred by fraud in fa­vor of the cur­rent ad­min­is­tra­tion’s hand-picked mem­bers.