Tag: President Bihi

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Opposition vows to defy ban on protests and return to the streets

Somaliland opposition has vowed to defy President Muse Bihi’s order to ban street demonstrations. Abdirahman Irrro, a presidential hopeful of Wadani party, one of the two opposition political parties championing the said it was within their democratic right to protests against dictatorship. "The demos will continue and it is just…

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Bihi wants house of elders to handle elections impasse as opposition demands open mediation

Somaliland President Muse Bihi has told a committee of traditional leaders and the civil society to keep off the issue of the election dispute between his government and the opposition and leave the matter to the Guurti (House of Elders). The President held a meeting with the traditional leaders and…

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Bihi releases nominees for electoral commission

Somaliland opposition have taken issue with the list of new national electoral commission members announced by President Muse Bihi in the weekend. The opposition said at least for said four of the five picked belonged to the ruling party Kulmiye. The new officials were named after the previous members resigned…

EU delegates in Hargeisa to help break presidential elections deadlock

The political impasse in Somaliland created by the government unwilling to commit to holding the Presidential elections in the stipulated constitutional date of November, the international community is now showing its concern. On Wednesday, a delegation from the European Union and Sweden paid a visit to Somaliland to facilitate a…

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Religious leaders and civil society join opposition in calls to push President Bihi to hold polls on time

Prominent traditional and religious leaders in the country have called for a calm and peaceful resolution to the presidential election conflict as tensions soar up and fear of clashes between opposition forces and government officials escalate. This coming after the collapse of talks between President Muse Bihi and Opposition Leaders…