![]() Vote Counting Under Way in Somaliland Presidential Election
Vote Counting Under Way in Somaliland Presidential Election
A woman casts her vote in the presidential election in Hargeisa, in the semi-autonomous region of Somaliland, Nov. 13, 2017. WASHINGTON/HARGEISA —Vote counting is underway in Somaliland after the breakaway republic held its presidential election.Three candidates are competing to replace President Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud, who opted not to seek re-election. The three candidates, Muse Bihi Abdi of the ruling Kulmiye party, Faysal Ali Warabe of UCID and Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi of the Waddani party, cast their votes Monday in Hargeisa, the capital.
Somaliland's electoral commission said voting was peaceful in all of the republic's six regions. It said it recorded an incident in Togdher region where at least one person was injured after a soldier's gun accidentally discharged. Of the more than 1,600 polling stations, only a few had people in line when voting ended at 6 p.m. Electoral officials closed the stations, but allowed those in line to cast their ballots. Final results are not expected for several days. Under the vote-counting system, polling stations send their results to regional offices, who will pass them on to the electoral commission.
Voting was watched by a total of 60 election observers from 27 countries whose salaries were paid by Britain. That prevented or delayed the closing of the polling station and the count. We're not sure of details yet,” said the observer, speaking on condition of anonymity. Leave a comment |
Vote Counting Under Way in Somaliland Presidential Election
Vote Counting Under Way in Somaliland Presidential Election