Waddani
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The Somaliland National Party (Somali: Xisbiga Waddani, lit. 'Patriotic Party'), sometimes referred to as the Waddani National Party and better known by its shortened Somali form Waddani, is a political party in Somaliland. The party was founded by Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi (Irro) in 2012, ahead of the second municipal elections later that year.[3] On 16 November 2021 Hersi Ali Haji Hassan was elected as the new chairman of the opposition party.[1][2]
Economically the party
The constitution of Somaliland only allows for the top three political parties to contest elections, to avoid the previous proliferation of clan-based parties in the 1960s.[6] Waddani became one of the three in 2012, replacing the United Peoples' Democratic Party (UDUB).[7]
2017 Somaliland presidential election
Presidential elections were held on 13 November 2017, the third direct presidential election since 2003. General elections had been scheduled to be held on 27 March 2017 to elect both the
The result was a victory for ruling
Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Muse Bihi Abdi | Peace, Unity, and Development Party |
305,909 | 55.10 | |
Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi | Waddani | 226,092 | 40.73 | |
Faisal Ali Warabe |
For Justice and Development |
23,141 | 4.17 | |
Invalid/blank votes | 10,475 | – | ||
Total | 565,617 | 100 | ||
Registered voters/turnout | 704,198 | 80.32 | ||
Source: SLNEC |
2021 Somaliland parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in Somaliland on 31 May 2021, the first since 2005.[11] On 6 June it was announced that Waddani had received 31 out of 82 seats and it will form a coalition with the Justice and Welfare Party (UCID).[12] The coalition will have 52 seats combined, compared to previous ruling party Kulmiye which has only 30.[13]
Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Waddani | 31 | New | |||
Kulmiye Peace, Unity, and Development Party | 30 | +2 | |||
Justice and Welfare Party | 21 | 0 | |||
Total | 82 | 0 | |||
Registered voters/turnout | 1,065,847 | – | |||
Source: Reuters |
Electoral history
Presidential elections
Election | Party candidate | Votes | % | Result |
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2017 | Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi "Irro" | 226,092 | 40.73% | Lost |
Parliamentary elections
Election | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Position |
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2021 | 259,144 | 37.23% | 31 / 82
|
31 | 1st |
Local elections
Election | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Position |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2012 | 244,795 | 30.19% | 68 / 323
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68 | 2nd |
2021 | 260,841 | 37.83% | 79 / 220
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11 | 2nd |
See also
Notes
- ^ a b "Waa kuma Xirsi, Guddoomiyaha cusub ee xisbiga Waddani?". BBC News Somali (in Somali). 16 November 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Somaliland: Waddani Opposition Party Holds 2nd General Convention". MENAFN. 15 November 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ "About Waddani". Xisbiga Waddani. 1 August 2017. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
- ^ Stebach, Adèle (31 May 2021). "Somaliland Parliamentary Elections: Peace and Democracy". Europe Elects. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ^ "Barnaamijka Xisbiga". Xisbiga Waddani (in Somali). 2017. Archived from the original on 23 June 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ^ "A Vote for Change: Somaliland's Two Decades Old Electoral Democracy" (PDF). Academy for Peace and Development. May 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ Omar S Mahmood; Mohamed Farah (October 2017). "High stakes for Somaliland's presidential elections" (PDF). Institute for Security Studies. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
- ^ Somaliland: "Presidential and Parliament Elections Slated for March 2017 Archived 21 November 2015 at the Wayback Machine Somaliland Sun, 10 September 2015
- ^ "Somalia: Presidential election postponed in Somaliland". Garowe Online. 17 January 2017. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
- ^ Maruf, Harun (13 November 2017). "Voting Begins in Somaliland in Third Presidential Election Since 2003". VOA.
- ^ "Somaliland holds first parliamentary vote since 2005". Reuters. 31 May 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
- ^ "Somaliland opposition win majority in first parliamentary vote since 2005". Reuters. 6 June 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
- ^ "Somaliland Opposition Joins Forces to Grab Control of Parliament". Agence France-Presse. Voice of America. 10 June 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2021.