Politics of Somaliland

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Politics of Somaliland
National Emblem of Somaliland
Polity type	Unitary presidential constitutional republic
Constitution	Constitution of Somaliland
Legislative branch
Name	Parliament
Type	Bicameral
Meeting place	Somaliland Parliament Place
Upper house
Name	House of Elders
Presiding officer	Suleiman Mohamoud Adan
Lower house
Name	House of Representatives
Presiding officer	Yasin Haji Mohamoud, Speaker of the House of Representatives
Executive branch
Head of State and Government
Title	President
Currently	Muse Bihi Abdi
Appointer	Direct popular vote
Cabinet
Current cabinet	Cabinet of Somaliland
Headquarters	Presidential Palace - Qasriga Madaxtooyada JSL
Ministries	23
Judicial branch
Name	Judiciary
Supreme Court
Chief judge	Adan Haji Ali
Seat	Supreme Court Building

The politics of Somaliland take place within a hybrid system of governance, which, under the Somaliland constitution, combines traditional and western institutions. The constitution separates government into an executive branch, a legislative branch, and a judicial branch, each of which functions independently from the others.^[1][2]