Polls in breakaway Somaliland ‘transparent’

[Xaaji Xunjuf]

Polls in breakaway Somaliland ‘transparent’

 

Posted by AFP on December 3, 2012

 

A money changer talks on the phone next to piles of banknotes in Hargeisa in Somaliland/AFP

NAIROBI, Dec 3 – Local elections in the self-declared nation of Somaliland were “largely peaceful and transparent”, international observers said Monday, but noted concern at “weaknesses in safeguards against multiple voting.”

Council elections across the northern Somali region, a rare area of relative stability compared to war-torn southern Somalia, took place on November 28, with over 2,300 candidates contesting for 379 positions.

“We can cautiously report many positives,” the report read from the 50-strong international team of observers, organised by the British aid agency Progressio.

“Election campaigning appears to have been competitive and pluralistic, with seven different parties and associations fielding candidates.”

However, the team said there were some concerns, the most serious being an “absence of a voter registry, and weaknesses in related safeguards”.

That included inadequate indelible ink used to stain fingers of those who voted, making polling “vulnerable to multiple voting.”

Results are due in coming days, with the observers to release a further statement after that.

Somaliland, a former British protectorate, won independence in 1960 but days later joined with Somalia. In 1991, after years of bitter war with the government in Mogadishu, it declared independence from the rest of the country.

While anarchic southern Somalia has been riven by years of fighting between multiple militia forces, Somaliland has enjoyed relative peace.

 

 

http://www.capitalfm.co.ke/news/2012/12/polls-in-breakaway-somaliland-transparent/

[Che -Guevara]

So, who made it?

[Xaaji Xunjuf]

Ucid Kulmiye Wadani

[Che -Guevara]

Which Qabiil is Wadani?

[Xaaji Xunjuf]

I am not sure if it can be associated with a Qabiil but its a rightwing Somaliland nationalist party but its chairman is from a place called Sheikh.

[oba hiloowlow]

wadani is Al-islaax

[Xaaji Xunjuf]

^^ Some people say that they have islaax members former udub members former ucid members and some hardliners

[Che -Guevara]

Qabiil is the only base one could count for support right wing or not, how does right wing would operate?

[Xaaji Xunjuf]

Well one Qabiil cant form one party its most of the time an alliance of clans across Somaliland

[Somalia]

Wadani is affiliated with Mr. Y, who has a long running beef with Mr. J (the incumbent), and Mr. J won again so this will further stigmatise Mr. Y who boycotted in 2010 due to Mr. J being favoured to win.

 

We must keep an eye on Burco. I predict some Mr. Y people will join Mogadishu.

[Xaaji Xunjuf]

^^ Actually Wadani and the ruling party are good friends some even say they are government funded:D

Thats what carafaat thinks to lol

[Somalia]

I am afraid this couldn't be further from the truth. Do you think there will be some kind of shoot-out in Burco, because Mr. Y can be very irrational and is feeling the pinch in Ceerigaabo of all places where Mr. J are settling.

[Xaaji Xunjuf]

Dr Gaboose would have been a bigger opposition some people say the government made a deal with wadani not to be a challenging opposition in return help me help you but that's just the word on the streets. Only faisal ali waraabe is unpredictable

[Carafaat]

Somalia;896626 wrote:

I am afraid this couldn't be further from the truth. Do you think there will be some kind of shoot-out in Burco, because Mr. Y can be very irrational and is feeling the pinch in Ceerigaabo of all places where Mr. J are settling.

 

you dont understand sxb.

[Che -Guevara]

Apparently, the results in Hargeysa has been announced, Where's Ibti and Jb?