Somaliland Profile Bbc News Somalia. voters joined long queues on thursday to cast their ballots in landmark local elections in somalia's semi autonomous state of puntland, the first direct ballot in more than half a century. Voters join long queues to cast their ballots during a landmark local election in somalia's semi autonomous state of puntland their first direct ballot in.
Somalia Holds Historic Regional Elections Somalia holds 'historic' regional elections. may 26, 2023 3:50 am. by mohamed olad hassan. map of northern somalia showing the semi autonomous state of puntland, the breakaway region of somaliland. Est. reading: 3 minutes. for the first time in more than half a century, three districts in the puntland state of somalia held “one person, one vote” elections last 25 october 2021. the recently held elections in puntland sets a historic precedent towards a more democratic process, where citizens themselves can elect their government leaders. Somalia's semi autonomous state of puntland was holding landmark local elections on thursday, although security incidents have led voting to be suspended in some areas. The polls in the oil rich region are the first one person one vote elections to be held in the fragile horn of africa nation in more than half a century, excluding the breakaway region of.
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