2017 Somaliland presidential election

2017 Somaliland presidential election

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Turnout80.32%
 
Muse Bihi official portrait 2017 (cropped).jpg
Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi (cropped).jpg
Nominee Muse Bihi Abdi Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi
Party Kulmiye Waddani
Running mate Abdirahman Saylici[1] Mohamed Ali
Popular vote 305,909 226,092
Percentage 55.10% 40.73%

Results by gobol
Abdi:      50-60%      60-70%
Abdullahi:      50-60%

President before election

Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud
Kulmiye

Elected President

Muse Bihi Abdi
Kulmiye

Presidential elections were held in Somaliland on 13 November 2017, the third direct presidential election since 2003. General elections had been scheduled to be held in Somaliland on 27 March 2017 to elect both the President and House of Representatives,[2] but were initially postponed by six months due to the drought condition in the region.[3] The elections to elect the President and Vice President were eventually held separately on 13 November.[4] Incumbent President Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud of the Peace, Unity, and Development Party (Kulmiye) did not run for a second term.[5]

The result was a victory for ruling Kulmiye party candidate Muse Bihi Abdi, who received 55% of the vote.

  1. ^ "Briefing paper: Somaliland voter cards distribution". Somaliland Press. August 3, 2017. Archived from the original on August 9, 2017. Retrieved November 15, 2017.
  2. ^ Somaliland: “Presidential and Parliament Elections Slated for March 2017 Archived November 21, 2015, at the Wayback Machine Somaliland Sun, 10 September 2015
  3. ^ "Somalia: Presidential election postponed in Somaliland". Garowe Online. January 17, 2017. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
  4. ^ Maruf, Harun (November 13, 2017). "Voting Begins in Somaliland in Third Presidential Election Since 2003". VOA.
  5. ^ "Somaliland votes next week. Its biggest challenges come after the election". Washington Post. December 10, 2017. Retrieved March 11, 2020.

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