2024 Somaliland presidential election
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Presidential elections are scheduled to be held in Somaliland on 13 November 2024,[4] the fourth direct presidential elections since 2003. On 24 September 2022 the National Electoral Commission announced that the elections, initially scheduled for 13 November 2022, had been postponed to July 2023.[5] The House of Elders voted on 1 October 2022 to postpone the elections by two years instead of the nine months previously recommended by the National Electoral Commission, effectively scheduling the election for November 2024.[6]
The resumption of the Las Anod conflict against SSC-Khatumo at the end of October has raised concerns about the war's potential impact on the electoral process and regional stability.[7]
Electoral system
[edit]According to the constitution of Somaliland, presidential elections are to be held every five years.[8]
Candidates
[edit]Incumbent President Muse Bihi Abdi of Kulmiye is eligible to seek a second and final term in office, having first been elected in 2017. He was confirmed as his party's candidate during the party's 2023 convention in Burco.[9] President Bihi will be running along side a new running mate, Minister of Commerce Mohamoud Hassan Saajin. This is due to Vice President Abdirahman Saylici reaching his term limit, having serviced two terms as Vice President. First serving one term under President Silanyo and then a second under President Bihi. The two opposition parties of Waddani and the UCID have also announced their respective candidates for the presidency. Abdirahman Mohamed Irro will once again be the candidate for the Waddani party, having also been the parties candidate in 2017.[10] Faysal Ali Warabe will run as the UCID candidate for the fourth consecutive time, making him the only person to be a candidate in all direct presidential elections held in Somaliland since 2003.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ https://www.slnec.net/presidential-candidates
- ^ https://www.garoweonline.com/index.php/en/news/somaliland/xisbiga-kulmiye-oo-isu-diyaarinayaa-doorashada-ayaa-doortay-hogaan-cusub
- ^ https://www.slnec.net/presidential-candidates
- ^ "Somaliland's House of Elders Approves Law for Combined Presidential and Party Elections". Halqabsi News. 2024-01-08. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
- ^ "Somaliland postpones presidential election until next year". Reuters. 25 September 2022.
- ^ "Somaliland Lawmakers Vote to Extend President's Term by Two Years". VOA.
- ^ "Fierce Clashes Erupt Between Somaliland and SSC Forces". Halqabsi News. 2024-11-01.
- ^ "Somaliland Constitution". Somaliland Law.
- ^ https://www.somaliland.com/news/somalilands-ruling-party-secures-re-election-bihi-as-presidential-candidate/
- ^ https://allafrica.com/stories/202409100274.html
- ^ https://www.hiiraan.com/news4/2024/Jun/196590/faysal_ali_warabe_warns_somaliland_government_about_election_disruptions.aspx
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