The long overdue Somaliland Presidential elections willbe held in November this year after President Muse Bihi Abdi, enacted two amended electoral laws on Saturday: the Electoral and Voter Registration Law (number 91/2023) and the Regulation of Organizations and Political Parties Law (number 14/2023).
The Houses of Parliament in Somaliland approved these laws after making several amendments and supplements.
Despite the three Somaliland political parties and other political organizations welcoming the law, some organizations have expressed opposition, citing that the regulations limit the right to participate in the presidential election to Kulmiye, Waddani, and UCID parties alone.
The leader of the Horseed political organization, Abdillahi Iman Dirawal, objected to the law after the President’s signature. He stated that if the election is conducted in this manner, they will not participate.
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