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[[Somaliland]] [[election|elect]]s on a national level a [[head of state]] (the [[President of Somaliland|president]]) and a [[legislature]]. The president is elected by the people for a five-year term; The [[Parliament of Somaliland|Parliament]] (''Baarlamaanka'') has [[bicameralism|two chambers]]. The [[House of Representatives of Somaliland|House of Representatives]] ("Golaha Wakiilada") will have 82 members, elected for a five-year term. The [[House of Elders of Somaliland|House of Elders]] (''Golaha Guurtida'') will have 82 members, representing traditional leaders. The second parliamentary election was held in 2017. |
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[[Somaliland]] [[election|elect]]s on a national level a [[head of state]] (the [[President of Somaliland|president]]) and a [[legislature]]. The president is elected by the people for a five-year term; there is an election extension that could also be added for two more years depending on national needs and approval. Somaliland held its first democratic election in 2002, after the president at that time died. There were also several other democratic elections in sequence. The second election was held on 26 June 2010, when the five-year term ended; there was an election extension, which was two more years. In 2017, there was a combination of presidential and parliamentary elections; the new president and parliament members were voted for at the same time. The last democratic election was held in 2024, in which the current president of Somaliland was elected. In addition, There were only parliamentary elections in Somaliland; the first parliamentary election was also held in 2005. The [[Parliament of Somaliland|Parliament]] (''Baarlamaanka'') has [[bicameralism|two chambers]]. The [[House of Representatives of Somaliland|House of Representatives]] ("Golaha Wakiillada") will have 82 members, elected for a five-year term. The [[House of Elders of Somaliland|House of Elders]] (''Golaha Guurtida'') will have 82 members, representing traditional leaders.The second parliament election was held 2017. |
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Somaliland has a [[multi-party]] system, with numerous [[Political Parties|parties]] in which no one party often has a chance of gaining power alone, and parties must work with each other to form [[coalition governments. [{{cite web|title=Briefing paper: Somaliland voter cards distribution|url=http://www.somalilandpress.com/briefing-paper-somaliland-voter-cards-distribution/|website=Somaliland Press|access-date=15 November 2017|language=en|date=3 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170809233207/http://www.somalilandpress.com/briefing-paper-somaliland-voter-cards-distribution/|archive-date=August 9, 2017|url-status=dead}}][[http://www.somalilandsun.com/index.php/politics/8019-somaliland-presidential-and-parliament-elections-slated-for-march-2017- Somaliland: “Presidential and Parliament Elections Slated for March 2017] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151121150702/http://www.somalilandsun.com/index.php/politics/8019-somaliland-presidential-and-parliament-elections-slated-for-march-2017- |date=November 21, 2015 }} Somaliland Sun, 10 September 2015][{{cite news |title=Opposition leader elected Somaliland president |url=https://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5j8hma5FaM4Jn8UUVlRwwK18hpStQ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120525021524/http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5j8hma5FaM4Jn8UUVlRwwK18hpStQ |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 25, 2012 |agency=[[Agence France-Presse|AFP]] |access-date=2010-07-01}}][{{cite news|url=https://af.reuters.com/article/topNews/idAFJOE63R0KX20100428|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120517070744/http://af.reuters.com/article/topNews/idAFJOE63R0KX20100428|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 17, 2012|title=Election officials back June poll in Somaliland|last=Noor|first=Hussein Ali|date=28 April 2010|publisher=Reuters|access-date=30 April 2010|location=Hargeisa}}][[http://africanelections.tripod.com/somaliland.html#2005_House_of_Representatives_Election Elections in Somaliland] African Elections Database] |
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Somaliland has a [[multi-party]] system, with numerous [[Political Parties|parties]] in which no one party often has a chance of gaining power alone, and parties must work with each other to form [[coalition government]]s.[{{cite web|title=Briefing paper: Somaliland voter cards distribution|url=http://www.somalilandpress.com/briefing-paper-somaliland-voter-cards-distribution/|website=Somaliland Press|access-date=15 November 2017|language=en|date=3 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170809233207/http://www.somalilandpress.com/briefing-paper-somaliland-voter-cards-distribution/|archive-date=August 9, 2017|url-status=dead}}][[http://www.somalilandsun.com/index.php/politics/8019-somaliland-presidential-and-parliament-elections-slated-for-march-2017- Somaliland: “Presidential and Parliament Elections Slated for March 2017] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151121150702/http://www.somalilandsun.com/index.php/politics/8019-somaliland-presidential-and-parliament-elections-slated-for-march-2017- |date=November 21, 2015 }} Somaliland Sun, 10 September 2015][{{cite news |title=Opposition leader elected Somaliland president |url=https://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5j8hma5FaM4Jn8UUVlRwwK18hpStQ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120525021524/http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5j8hma5FaM4Jn8UUVlRwwK18hpStQ |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 25, 2012 |agency=[[Agence France-Presse|AFP]] |access-date=2010-07-01}}][{{cite news|url=https://af.reuters.com/article/topNews/idAFJOE63R0KX20100428|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120517070744/http://af.reuters.com/article/topNews/idAFJOE63R0KX20100428|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 17, 2012|title=Election officials back June poll in Somaliland|last=Noor|first=Hussein Ali|date=28 April 2010|publisher=Reuters|access-date=30 April 2010|location=Hargeisa}}][[http://africanelections.tripod.com/somaliland.html#2005_House_of_Representatives_Election Elections in Somaliland] African Elections Database] |
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