Elections

A group representing victims of the 1988 massacre in Somaliland’s capital Hargeisa during Mohamed Siad Barre’s regime have called for the removal of Mohamed Hersi Mogan’s name from list of…

A senior leader in the defunct Islamic Courts Union Abdifitah Mohamed Ali whose name first appeared in the Jubbaland senate list was dropped following international pressure not to include candidates…

Jubbaland senatorial elections concluded Wednesday afternoon with a marginal vote for women as men took up seven slots out of eight. One female candidate Muslimo Abdirahman dropped her bid for…

Voting for Senators in Jubbaland state has started off with Hassan Farah Hujalle emerging winner in the first seat contest. His opponent Abdi Mohamed Farah came second with 23 votes.…

Ali Abdullahi  Osoble has been elected the new president of Hirshebble state. Osoble won 61 votes out of 97 votes in Jowhar minutes ago. The elections of vice president will…

Galmudug has dismissed calls by the UN to drop the name of Abdi Qebydiid from the list of senators elected from the state assembly terming the demand a violation of…

The UN has confirmed it strongly objected the inclusion of a former warlord in Somalia, Abdi Qebydiid in the list of Senators from Galmudug in the just concluded senatorial polls…

Galmudug state today concluded the election of Senators who will represent the state in the Federal Parliament with 25% of those elected being female. A total of 8 Senators based…

Zamzam Dahir Mahmoud becomes the first Somali female senator to take to a seat in the Upper-house. She easily defeated her other female contender Fadumo Mo’alim Omar with 65 votes. Zamzam…