PUNTLAND’S LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS: IMPLICATIONS AND PROSPECTS FOR PUNTLAND’S PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS The phased process of conducting local government elections (LGEs) in Puntland has now commenced, building on the agreements made between various political actors— mainly the political associations, Puntland state and the Transitional Puntland Electoral Commission (TPEC). The initial phase involved voter registration, which was first concluded in Bari, Karkaar and Gardafui, with […]
DOORKA UU 4.5 KU LEEYAHAY DIMUQRAADIYEYNTA IYO DOWLADNIMADA SOOMAALIYA
Dulmar Inkastoo ay isbeddello waaweyn ka dheceen saaxadda siyaasadda Soomaaliya labaatankii sano ee lasoo dhaafay, arrin aan is beddelin ayaa ah ku tiirsanaanta nidaamka awood-qeybsiga beelaha, oo ay kamid tahay ‘4.5’. Inkastoo Dastuurka Kumeelgaarka ee Soomaaliya uusan dhigeyn wax tixraac ah oo la xiriira nidaamkan, haddana waxa uu hannaanka 4.5 go’aamiyaa saami qeybsiga beelaha ee […]
THE ROLE OF 4.5 IN DEMOCRATIZATION AND GOVERNANCE IN SOMALIA
Overview Amid the major changes to Somalia’s political landscape seen over the past two decades, an abiding feature has been the reliance on clan-based power-sharing models, including the ‘4.5’ formula. Despite the Somali Provisional Constitution containing no reference to the formula, it continues to determine the allocation of seats to clans in the Federal Parliament’s […]
REVITALIZING JUBALAND’S POLITICAL SETTLEMENT: OPPORTUNITIES FOR RE-ESTABLISHING DIALOGUE
Overview Since the formation of Jubaland state in 2012, decades of conflict have given way to increased stability across parts of the region. Even so, insecurity, political violence and humanitarian crises have persisted amid recurrent tensions between Jubaland and the Federal Government of Somalia (FGS). Indeed, political fragmentation continues to characterize dynamics in the state: […]
DARDARGALINTA HESHIISKA SIYAASADEED EE JUBALAND: FURSADAHA DARDARGALIN WADAHADAL
Dulmar Tan iyo markii la sameeyay dowlad-goboleedka Jubaland 2012-kii, tobannaan sano oo colaado ah ka dib, xasilooni ayaa ka jirta qeybo kamid ah gobolka. Iyadoo ay side tahay, waxaa weli sii socda amni darrada, gacan ka haal siyaasad la xiriira, dhibaatooyinka bini’aadamnimo iyadoo uu jiro khilaaf soo noqnoqday oo u dhexeeya Jubaland iyo dowladda federaalka. […]
CONTENTIOUS ISSUES FACING THE PUNTLAND LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS
BACKGROUND For the past two months, disputes between political associations and the government of Puntland overshadowed the resumption of the local elections. Puntland has nine registered political associations that have competed during the recent early local elections. The rift between the two sides started in December 2021, when the date to hold the inauguration of […]
INITIAL PHASE OF PUNTLAND’S VOTER REGISTRATION PROCESS
INTRODUCTION According to the Puntland voter registration law (2021), to hold credible and transparent elections, voters must be registered to vote in a process managed by the Transitional Puntland Election Commission (TPEC). The registration process is one of the most challenging phases in the election process, as it often involves numerous technical and administrative tasks […]
HIRSHABELLE’S POLITICAL SETTLEMENT: OPPORTUNITIES FOR MEANINGFUL AND INCLUSIVE POLITICAL PROCESSES
Overview: Hirshabelle’s volatile political settlement Hirshabelle has been the site of continued political instability since its hasty formation as a Federal Member State (FMS) in October 2016, combining the two regions of Hiiraan and Middle Shabelle. Throughout the process, key constituencies in Hiiraan argued that the region should be a separate FMS rather than be […]
HESHIISKA SIYAASADEED EE HIRSHABEELLE: FURSADAHA LAGU DHALIN KARO HANNAAN SIYAASADEED OO LOO DHANYAHAY
Dulmar: Siyaasadda aan xasilooneyn ee Hirshabelle Hirshabeelle waxaa ka jiray xasilooni darro siyaasadeed tan iyo markii si deg deg ah loo dhisay bishii Oktoobar 2016, iyadoo la isku daray labada gobol ee Hiiraan iyo Shabeellaha Dhexe. Intii ay hawsha maamul sameynta socotay, beelo deggan Hiiraan ayaa ku dooday in gobolka Hiiraan uu noqdo Dowlad-goboleed gaar […]
SOMALIA’S 2021-22 POLITICAL TRANSITION: LESSONS LEARNED FOR FUTURE DEMOCRATIZATION
OVERVIEW Since 2012, when the internationally recognized Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) replaced the Transitional Federal Government (TFG), Somalia has sought to expand its process for selecting its leaders towards more democratic forms. So far, progress towards universal suffrage has been limited, whilst electoral processes have become serious conflict flashpoints, distracting from other core state-building […]