2012 Somaliland municipal elections

Municipal elections were held across Somaliland on 28 November 2012.[1] Two of the existing parties, For Justice and Development and the Peace, Unity, and Development Party contested the elections alongside five newly registered political associations.[1]

Results

PartyVotes%Seats
KULMIYE244,79530.1999
Waddani163,78920.2068
UCID105,10512.9640
Umadda94,68911.6837
Rays83,59610.3132
Xaqsoor74,2049.1531
Dalsan44,6805.5116
Total810,858100.00323
Source: https://media.africaportal.org/documents/Report-website-version.pdf

Aftermath

In accordance with the Constitution of Somaliland, only the top 3 parties in the election are made legal parties and allowed to contest elections for the next 10 years. The KULMIYE and UCID parties retained their party status first gained in 2002 and Waddani became the countries newest party, having come in second in the elections. All other political associations subsequently dissolved and their elected representatives joined official parties.[2]

References

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