election

Somaliland elections: Provisional results indicate win for Ahmed Silanyo of the Kulmiye party – President Riyale defeated, the country’s National Electoral Commission says

International development organisation Progressio, the Development Planning Unit at University College London (UCL) and Somaliland Focus (UK) have welcomed the announcement of provisional results of Somaliland’s presidential election, held on 26 June 2010.

Progressio, the Development Planning Unit of University College London (UCL) and Somaliland Focus (UK) congratulate the people of Somaliland and the National Electoral Commission on a peaceful expression of the popular will at the conclusion of their mission to observe Somaliland’s presidential election on 26 June 2010.

Election observers for presidential poll dispatch teams into far-flung regions of the country ahead of Saturday’s crucial vote

The international mission to observe Somaliland’s long-delayed presidential election on 26 June 2010, led by UK based development agency Progressio, the Development Planning Unit at University College London and Somaliland Focus (UK) notes that good progress is being made towards holding the scheduled vote this Saturday. The first teams of observers left the mission’s base in Hargeisa for Somaliland’s regions on 24 and 25 June.

I wonder how our General Election and resultant hung Parliament has been seen by our partners overseas? Scenes of voters turned away from polling stations in Sheffield, London and Manchester may undermine our legitimacy the next time Progressio joins a delegation of election observers in Somaliland. The UK proclaims good governance to all, but to what extent are our own institutions rising to the challenge asks Christine Allen.