Peace, Unity, and Development Party

The Kulmiye Peace, Unity and Development Party (Somali: Xisbiga Kulmiye Nabad, Midnimo iyo Horumarka, Arabic: حزب التضامن‎), also known as simply Kulmiye, is the current ruling political party in Somaliland. The party was founded by Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud in 2002 [2], ahead of the first municipal elections later that year.

Kulmiye Peace, Unity, and Development Party
ChairmanMusa Behi
President of SomalilandMusa Behi
Vice President of SomalilandAbdirahman Saylici
FounderAhmed Mohamed Silanyo
HeadquartersHargeisa
IdeologySocial liberalism
Political positionCentre to centre-left
Regional affiliationAfrica Liberal Network (observer)[1]
Parliament of Somaliland
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Party flag
Website
www.kulmiyeparty.org

Overview
Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud, the Peace, Unity and Development Party's founder.

In the presidential elections of 14 April 2003, its candidate Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud won 42.1% of the popular vote. He was narrowly defeated by Dahir Riyale Kahin.

In parliamentary elections held on 29 September 2005, the party won 34.1% of the vote and 28 out of 82 seats.

In the 2010 presidential election, Mohamoud and his running mate Abdirahman Saylici claimed victory and comfortably defeated Kahin.

2017 Somaliland presidential election
Main article: 2017 Somaliland presidential election

Presidential elections were held in Somaliland on 13 November 2017, the third direct presidential election since 2003. General elections had been scheduled to be held in Somaliland on 27 March 2017 to elect both the President and House of Representatives,[3] but were initially postponed by six months due to the drought condition in the region.[4] The elections to elect the President and Vice President were eventually held separately on 13 November.[5] Incumbent President Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud of the Peace, Unity, and Development Party (Kulmiye) did not run for a second term.

The result was a victory for ruling Kulmiye party candidate Muse Bihi Abdi, who received 55% of the vote.

Candidate Party Votes %
Muse Bihi AbdiPeace, Unity, and Development Party305,90955.10
Abdirahman Mohamed AbdullahiWaddani226,09240.73
Faisal Ali WarabeFor Justice and Development23,1414.17
Invalid/blank votes10,475–
Total565,617100
Registered voters/turnout704,19880.32
Source: SLNEC

See also

Notes
  1. "ALN Member Parties". Africa Liberal Network. Archived from the original on 26 October 2014. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
  2. "Brief History". Retrieved 2020-06-20.
  3. Somaliland: “Presidential and Parliament Elections Slated for March 2017 Archived November 21, 2015, at the Wayback Machine Somaliland Sun, 10 September 2015
  4. "Somalia: Presidential election postponed in Somaliland". Garowe Online. 17 January 2017. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
  5. Maruf, Harun (13 November 2017). "Voting Begins in Somaliland in Third Presidential Election Since 2003". VOA.


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