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Kulmiye Peace, Unity, and Development Party
Xisbiga Kulmiye Nabad, Midnimo iyo Horumarka
ChairmanMusa Behi
President of SomalilandMusa Behi
Vice President of SomalilandAbdirahman Saylici
FounderAhmed Mohamed Silanyo
HeadquartersHargeisa
IdeologySocial liberalism
Political positionCentre to centre-left
Regional affiliationAfrica Liberal Network (observer)[1]
Parliament of Somaliland
28 / 82
Party flag
Website
www.kulmiyeparty.org

The Kulmiye Peace, Unity and Development Party (Somali: Xisbiga Kulmiye Nabad, Midnimo iyo Horumarka, Arabic: حزب التضامن), also known as simply Kulmiye, is the current ruling political party in Somaliland. The party was founded by Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud in 2002 [2], ahead of the first municipal elections later that year. The party is mainly supported by people from the Habr Awal clan[3] and the Darod clan.[4]

Overview

Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud, the Peace, Unity and Development Party's founder.

In the presidential elections of 14 April 2003, its candidate Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud won 42.1% of the popular vote. He was narrowly defeated by Dahir Riyale Kahin.

In parliamentary elections held on 29 September 2005, the party won 34.1% of the vote and 28 out of 82 seats.

In the 2010 presidential election, Mohamoud and his running mate Abdirahman Saylici claimed victory and comfortably defeated Kahin.

2017 Somaliland presidential election

Main article: 2017 Somaliland presidential election

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,[5] but were initially postponed by six months due to the drought condition in the region.[6] The elections to elect the President and Vice President were eventually held separately on 13 November.[7] 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 %
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

  1. ^ "ALN Member Parties". Africa Liberal Network. Archived from the original on 26 October 2014. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
  2. ^ "Brief History". Retrieved 2020-06-20.
  3. ^ Daud, Abdi Hussein (1 January 2017). "Somaliland: Political Parties or Clan Parties?". Hiiraan Online. Retrieved 12 August 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ Freedom House, Freedom in the World 2010 - Somaliland [Somalia], 1 June 2010, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/4c1a1e9ec.html [accessed 13 August 2020]
  5. ^ Somaliland: “Presidential and Parliament Elections Slated for March 2017 Archived November 21, 2015, at the Wayback Machine Somaliland Sun, 10 September 2015
  6. ^ "Somalia: Presidential election postponed in Somaliland". Garowe Online. 17 January 2017. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
  7. ^ Maruf, Harun (13 November 2017). "Voting Begins in Somaliland in Third Presidential Election Since 2003". VOA.
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