2024 Somaliland presidential election
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Presidential elections are scheduled to be held in
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. 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.
- ^ "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.
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