Somaliland vote to elect new president

 

The residents of Somalia’s breakaway territory of Somaliland voted on Wedneday in a crucial presidential election that had been postponed for two years.

The vote, Somaliland’s fourth presidential election, comes at a time when political tensions in the Horn of Africa have risen anew.

More than a million people were scheduled to vote at over 2,000 voting places, with approximately 28 international observers dispersed across the country.

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President Muse Bihi Abdi of the ruling Kulmiye Party is seeking a second term after seven years in government, during which time he has advocated for Somaliland’s international recognition.

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