Three more candidates elected to the Lower House as Somaliland rush to complete the electoral process

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three more candidates have been elected to the House of the People, raising the number of elected representatives from Somaliland and northern regions to 37.

The three were elected in a peaceful electoral process, held in Mogadishu, and secured by Somalia security forces, working closely with the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM).

This means that Somaliland and the northern regions now have 10 more seats to fill to complete the exercise.

The region is also expected to commence Upper House elections soon.

Those elected in the latest round of voting are Fowziya Yussuf Haji, a former foriegn Minister, who retained her seat; Muse Ismail Jama’a and Abdifatah Ismail.

The trio hailed the process, describing it as free, fair and transparent.
Haji who was re-elected after garnering 45 of the 47 votes cast said the electoral process is proof that Somalia is on the path to democracy.

Somaliland is the only region yet to complete the electoral process. Jubbaland, HirShabelle, South West State, Galmudug Benadir and Puntland have filled seats allocated to them in the Upper House and the House of the People.

One of those elected in the peaceful exercise is woman as northern regions made efforts to fulfill the 30 percent women representation quota as required by the Federal Indirect Electoral Implementation Team (FIEIT).