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Presidential elections are scheduled to be held in Somaliland on 13 November 2024,[1] 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.[2] 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.[3]
Electoral system
According to the constitution of Somaliland, presidential elections are to be held every 5 years.[4]
Candidates
Incumbent President Muse Bihi Abdi of Kulmiye is eligible to seek a second term in office, having first been elected in 2017. He is yet to state whether he will choose to do so.[5] The two opposition parties of Waddani and the Justice and Welfare Party are also yet to announce their respective candidates for the presidency.[6]
References
- ↑ "Somaliland's House of Elders Approves Law for Combined Presidential and Party Elections". Halqabsi News. 8 January 2024.
- ↑ "Somaliland postpones presidential election until next year". Reuters. 25 September 2022.
- ↑ "Somaliland Lawmakers Vote to Extend President's Term by Two Years". VOA.
- ↑ "Somaliland Constitution". Somaliland Law.
- ↑ "SOMALILAND : President Bihi closes ranks ahead of 2022 election". African Intelligence. 27 November 2020.
- ↑ "The 2022 Somaliland Election" (PDF). Center for Policy Analysis. November 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2023.