2010 Somaliland presidential election

2010 Somaliland presidential election

← 2003 26 June 2010 2017 →
Turnout	50.31%
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 before election Dahir Riyale Kahin UDUB Elected President Ahmed Mohamed Silanyo Kulmiye

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Presidential elections were held in Somaliland on 26 June 2010. The elections were originally scheduled for August 2008 and numerous delays, endangered political stability in the country. On 1 July 2010, the Somaliland National Election Commission announced that opposition candidate Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud had won the elections, defeating incumbent President Dahir Riyale Kahin.^[1]