Somaliland presidential election, 2010



Somaliland presidential election, 2010





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Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud Silanyo - Chatham House 2010.jpg

Dahir Riyale Kahin.jpg

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Nominee

Ahmed Mohamed Silanyo

Dahir Riyale Kahin

Faysal Ali Warabe
Party

KULMIYE

UDUB

UCID
Running mate

Abdirahman Saylici

Ahmed Yusuf Yasin

Mohammad Rashid
Popular vote

266,906
178,881
92,459
Percentage

49.59
33.23
17.18





President of the Republic of Somaliland before election

Dahir Riyale Kahin
UDUB



Elected President of the Republic of Somaliland

Ahmed Mohamed Silanyo
KULMIYE










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A presidential election was held on 26 June 2010 in the Republic of Somaliland, a self-declared country that is internationally recognised as an autonomous region of Somalia. The election was originally scheduled for August 2008, but was marred by numerous delays, seriously endangering political stability in the country. On 1 July 2010, the Somaliland National Election Commission announced that opposition candidate Ahmed M. Mahamoud Silanyo had won the presidential election, defeating incumbent President Dahir Riyale Kahin.[1]




Contents





  • 1 Background


  • 2 Conduct


  • 3 Results


  • 4 Aftermath


  • 5 References


  • 6 External links




Background


The elections were originally scheduled for 31 August 2008,[2] but the instability in the eastern Sanaag and Sool regions led the Guurti to extend the incumbent's term for a year in early April 2008,[3] setting the election for 15 March 2009.[4] This was heavily criticised by the opposition -- in the end, a compromise led to the date of 6 April 2009,[5] which was later changed to one week before that (29 March). On 3 March, it was announced that the elections were postponed by two more months, to be held on 31 May.[6]


On 6 September 2009, the electoral commission announced that the election could not be held on the day planned, 27 September, due to "current political, economic and technical conditions". A new date was not announced.[7] President Dahir Riyale Kahin subsequently asked the Guurti for yet another term extension since it would expire on 29 September, but was denied this.[8] On 28 September however, it was reported that on a second vote, the term extension was granted, provided that the government adheres to a six-point proposal to organise the next elections.


Somaliland politicians then expected the election to be held in January 2010 at the earliest.[9] Later, April 2010 was mentioned, but it soon became clear this date would also be missed.[10] The elections were then expected for June 2010, as the preparations for the elections were underway. The first ballot boxes for the election arrived from Denmark on 19 April, and new voter registration cards will be issued from the second week of May. Somaliland's electoral commission backed a June election on 28 April 2010, stating the voters list had been updated and now contains 1.1 million people.[11]



Conduct


After a two-year delay, voting for the presidential elections finally took place in late June 2010. A team of international observers led by Progressio, a UK-based development agency (formerly known as the Catholic Institute for International Relations) that has long been an advocate for independence movements, described the process as "free and fair",[12][13] although they noted violence in the disputed eastern Sool region that led to the death of an election official.[14]


The International Republican Institute asserted that "Somaliland’s election was peaceful, without major incident and generally met international standards. Hundreds of thousands of Somalilanders turned out to vote in their fourth election, and although wanting international recognition, did not wait to continue to build their nascent democracy. The international community should credit such democratic progress and the example it sets for others."[15]



Results


The Somaliland National Election Commission announced the results on 1 July 2010, the fiftieth anniversary of independence from Britain.[16] They showed that Ahmed M. Mahamoud Silanyo had won the presidential election with just under 50% of the vote,[1] defeating incumbent president Dahir Riyale Kahin, who received 33%.[1]



































e • d Summary of the 26 June 2010 Somaliland presidential election results
Candidate
Running mate
Party
Votes
%

Ahmed Mahamoud Silanyo

Abdirahman Saylici

KULMIYE

266,906

49.59

Dahir Riyale Kahin

Ahmed Yusuf Yasin

UDUB
178,881
33.23

Faysal Cali Warabe

Mohammad Rashid

UCID
92,459
17.18

Valid votes

538,246

100.00
Invalid votes

not reported

Total

538,246

100.00
Electorate and turnout
1,069,914
50.31
Source: Somaliland National Electoral Commission (PDF)


Aftermath


After the results were announced, Kahin congratulated Silanyo and reiterated that he would step down. Silanyo was sworn in on 27 July at a ceremony.



References




  1. ^ abc "Opposition leader elected Somaliland president". Google News. AFP. Retrieved 2010-07-01..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em


  2. ^ Electoral Calendar- world elections,US elections,presidential election,world parties


  3. ^ "Somaliland: Presidential Term Extended to 2009". UNPO. 2008-04-11. Retrieved 2009-09-05.


  4. ^ "Somaliland: Elections Slated for December 2008". UNPO. 2008-05-22. Retrieved 2009-09-05.


  5. ^ "Somaliland: Agreement Reached on Election date". UNPO. 2008-06-12. Retrieved 2009-09-05.


  6. ^ "Somaliland: Election Postponed By Two Months". UNPO. 2009-03-05. Retrieved 2009-09-05.


  7. ^ "Somaliland postpones election again, no new date". Garowe Online. 6 September 2009. Archived from the original on 11 September 2009. Retrieved 2009-09-27.


  8. ^ "Somaliland parliament refuses term extension for president". Garowe Online. 25 September 2009. Retrieved 2009-09-27.


  9. ^ Brown, Matt (2009-10-20). "Somaliland readies for presidential election". Hargeisa/Abu Dhabi: The National. Retrieved 2009-10-22.


  10. ^ [1] Archived March 5, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.


  11. ^ Noor, Hussein Ali (28 April 2010). "Election officials back June poll in Somaliland". Hargeisa: Reuters. Retrieved 30 April 2010.


  12. ^ Int'l observers say Somaliland presidential poll free, fair


  13. ^ Institute of Commonwealth Studies - Catholic Institute for International Relations


  14. ^ Somaliland: Change and continuity Report by International Election Observers on the June 2010 presidential elections in Somaliland Progressio


  15. ^ Somaliland holds credible presidential election Archived 2014-08-08 at the Wayback Machine. International Republican Institute


  16. ^ "Opposition wins Somaliland vote - Africa". Al Jazeera English. 2010-07-02. Retrieved 2010-08-21.



External links


  • Somaliland National Electoral Commission







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