A Vote for Peace II
Author: Academy for Peace and Development
Abstract
On September 29th 2005, the people of Somaliland went to the polls to choose a new parliament for the first time since 1969. The elections for the 82-seat House of Representatives symbolised not only the final stage in Somaliland’s laborious transition from clan-based power-sharing to multiparty politics, but – in a very real sense – the arrival of a competitive, democratic electoral culture in the country. As well as the hopes and aspirations of up to 3.5 million Somalilanders, the elections clearly held major implications for the long-term prospects for democratisation across the Horn of Africa.
Bibtex
@techreport{ofPolicy2021bb,
title = {A VOTE FOR CHANGE: Somaliland’s Two Decades Old Electoral Democracy},
author = {Institute of Public Policy and APD},
editor = {APD},
url = {https://apd-ipp.com/apd-somaliland/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Somaliland-2021-Special-Pre-Election-Report-FINAL-UPDATED-3.pdf},
year = {2021},
date = {2021-05-24},
number = {29},
abstract = {Somaliland’s electoral history is rather unique in a troubled part of the world where democratic
norms and values are not respected. The combined elections at the end of May 2021 are crucial
for the country’s political stability and democratic credentials},
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}