Waddani
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Waddani National Party | |
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| Leader | Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi |
| Founder | Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi |
| Headquarters | Hargeisa |
| Ideology | Nationalism Populism Islamic democracy |
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Waddani (Arabic: واداني; sometimes referred to as the Somaliland National Party or the Waddani National Party) is a political party in Somaliland. The party was founded by Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi in 2012, ahead of the second municipal elections later that year [1].
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 President and House of Representatives,[2] but were 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.
The result was a victory for ruling Kulmiye party candidate Muse Bihi Abdi, who received 55% of the vote.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
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| 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 | ||||
See also
Notes
- ^ "About Waddani". Xisbiga Waddani. 2017-08-01. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
- ^ Somaliland: “Presidential and Parliament Elections Slated for March 2017 Archived November 21, 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.
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