List of political parties in Somalia

The following is a list of political parties in Somalia.

Overview

During the civilian administration that existed prior to the seizure of power by Siad Barre's military regime in 1969, there were a number of local political parties. Most notable of these early institutions was the Somali Youth League, the nation's first political organization. Upon assuming office, Barre's Supreme Revolutionary Council outlawed all extant political parties and advocated a form of scientific socialism inspired by Marxist China and the Soviet Union. Following the outbreak of the civil war in 1991 that saw the ouster of Barre's regime, many of the few remaining political parties gave way to autonomous or semi-autonomous regional states, or fragmented into feuding militia groups. After several unsuccessful national reconciliation efforts, a Transitional Federal Government (TFG) was formed in 2004 with a five-year mandate leading toward the establishment of a new constitution and a transition to a representative government. With the TFG's extended mandate set to expire in 2011 and national elections scheduled to follow suit, existing political parties will once again have the opportunity to hold office and new political parties are expected to form.

Parties

• Somali Youth League - Somalia's first and most influential political party. Led the nation to independence, and produced many Presidents, Prime Ministers, and other high-ranking government officials. Governed the nation until a bloodless coup d'état in 1969 led by Siad Barre.
• Marehan Union Party - political party that took part in the 1956 elections in Somalia.
• United Somali Parliamentarians - Major party which supported the former Prime Minister.
• Somali Democratic Movement - Digil & Rahanweyn clan-based party active during the civil war, before dissolving from internal division. Currently involved in the Transitional Federal Government.
• Somali National Movement - Northwestern-based political-rebel group that unilaterally declared independence as Somaliland in 1991, a declaration which remains unrecognized.
• Somali Patriotic Movement - Ogaden clan-based party. Dissolved into militia groups. Currently involved in the Transitional Federal Government.
• Somali Revolutionary Socialist Party - The socialist party of Siad Barre, primarily a Marehan clan-based party. Its successor, the Somali National Front (SNF), eventually declared autonomy as the state of Jubaland. This southern Somali group continued to evolve into the Allied Somali Forces and then into the Juba Valley Alliance (JVA), which is now part of the Transitional Federal Government. Decades previous, Marehan Union Party members were elected from Lugh, BeledHawo and Bardera constituencies. Following the defeat of the colonial powers in early 1960s, two MPs from the Marehan Union joined the first civil government of Somalia.
• Somali Salvation Democratic Front (SSDF) - Majeerteen-dominated party opposed to the Siad Barre regime. Currently involved in the Transitional Federal Government (TFG).
• United Somali Congress - Hawiye clan-based party, which initially declared itself the successors to Siad Barre. Dissolved as a result of infighting. Currently involved in the Transitional Government.
• Hizb ut-Tahrir - international political party that has a branch in Somalia and aims to re-establish the Islamic caliphate in the Islamic world.
• Green Leaf for Democracy (GLED) - organization with a focus on youth empowerment, employment and advocacy.
• Somalia Green Party - Member of the Federation of Green Parties of Africa.
• Liberal Party of Somalia (Xisbiga horumarinta iyo dib u Habeynta Somaliyeed)
• Peace, Unity, and Development Party (Kulmiye Nabad, Midnimo iyo horumar, also known as Solidarity / The Gathering / Union and Development) - Political party in the Somaliland region. The party chairman is Ahmed Mohamed Mohamud Silanyo, who is the current
• For Justice and Development (Ururka Caddaalada iyo Daryeelka, also known as the Justice and Welfare Party) - Political party in the Somaliland region. The party chairman is Faysal Ali Warabe
• United Peoples' Democratic Party (Ururka dimuqraadiga ummadda bahawday, also known as Allied People's Democratic Party / United Democratic People's Party / National Alliance Democratic Party / Pillar) - Political party in the Somaliland region. The party chairman is Dahir Riyale Kahin, who the former President of Somaliland.
• Democratic Party of Somalia (2010) - new political party formed in 2010 by Maslah Mohamed Siad, son of former President of Somalia, Siad Barre.

Democratic Green Party of Somalia(Xisbiga cagaaran) is a Green political Party in Somalia. It was found by diplomat Abdullahi Yasin Mahamoud