Somaliland Parliamentary Elections Campaign Kicks Off

[AYOUB]

 

 

There is no doubt that election fever has started, the campaign for the parliamentary elections scheduled on September 29 kicked off a few days ago. Buses from UDUB, UCID and Kulmiye now roam the city playing party jingles to the delight of children who anxiously await the colorful vehicles.

 

 

There are 246 candidates from 3 political parties, only 7 are women. They were all chosen from an intricate process of clan nomination that resulted to a pool of aspirants from which the 3 political parties selected their official line up.

 

Come election day, there will be 982 polling stations spread in 6 regions of Somaliland including the disputed area of Sool, more than 500 domestic observers and quite a few number of international observers as well who are willing to travel to this unrecognized country and witness how Somaliland take its third stride towards democratic electoral exercise.

 

inside somaliland

 

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Burco oo aya maanta albaabada loo xidhay ololaha xibiga UCID aawadii

>>>>>>> http://www.odwayne.com/index/article511.html

 

 

Dhoolatuskii KULMIYE iyo ololaha doorashada ee Magaalada Burco

>>>>>> http://www.odwayne.com/index/article518.html

 

 

Taageerayaasha Musharaxa ka mid ah Musharixiinta UDUB oo maanta wacdaro ka dhigay ololaha doorashada , magaalada Burco

>>>> http://www.odwayne.com/index/article521.html

 

 

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[Us_Marines]

Even though i am not well informed about somaliland's politics, i went to one the candidates speech here in states. His name was faisal very intellegent and educated man. I never met any of the other candidates before, but i think Faisal will the man for the Job.

Wish him good luck.

[Suldaanka]

^^ Did you mean Faisal Ali Waraabe?

 

That Faisal is the chairman of UCID party.

 

Here is UCID's Mr. Xuddur being welcomed to Burco

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[Suldaanka]

Here is UCID's Mr. Nasir Sheekh also from BURCO...

 

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[Suldaanka]

UDUB in Hargeisa

 

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[Suldaanka]

KULMIYE in Burco

 

 

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[Suldaanka]

Donors Visit Hargeisa to see Election Preparations

 

Source: Somaliland National Electoral Commission

 

A large delegation of the Steering Committee of the Donor countries have arrived at Hargeisa, Republic of Somaliland on August 30, 2005. The delegation consisted of members from EU, USA, UK, Switzerland, Italy and Norway. The Donor countries have made a significant financial contribution to the Somaliland Electoral process and have established a Steering Committee to support and oversee the democratization process.

 

While in Hargeisa, the delegation met with the President, the National Electoral Commission, Government Officials, Political parties, Civil Society members playing a role in the election and Woman candidates. The up-coming parliamentary elections in Somaliland were the main issue that the delegation discussed with the election stakeholders.

 

The National Electoral Commission briefed the delegation in detail on the up-coming election. The Commission's briefing centered on status of the election preparation, the activities that have been completed, on-going activities and the challenges facing the commission.

 

The delegation left for Nairobi on August 31, 2005.

[Suldaanka]

EC PRESS RELEASE: Donor Support Democratization Process in Somaliland (PDF)

 

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