Elections in Somaliland

Somaliland elects on national level a head of state (the president) and a legislature. The president is elected by the people for a five-year term. The Parliament (Baarlamaanka) has two chambers. The House of Representatives (Golaha Wakiilada) will have 82 members, elected for a five-year term. The House of Elders (Golaha Guurtida) will have 82 members, representing traditional leaders. Somaliland has a multi-party system, with numerous parties in which no one party often has a chance of gaining power alone, and parties must work with each other to form coalition governments.

Somaliland
This article is part of a series on the politics and government of Somaliland
Constitution Provisional Constitution
Government Government President Muse Bihi Abdi Vice-President Abdirahman Saylici Council of Ministers
Legislative Parliament House of Elders Chairman: Suleiman Mahmud Adam House of Representatives Speaker: Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi
Judiciary Judiciary of Somaliland Ministry of Justice Chief Justice of Somaliland
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