CPA Reports
Guurti: The biggest challenge to Somaliland Democratization Process
summary: On May 18, 1991, after suffering 21 years under the brutal military dictatorship of General Siyad Barre and experiencing three decades of marginalization as part of the united Somali Republic, Somaliland unilaterally reclaimed its pre-union independence from...
If not solved the election dispute, Somaliland will be in a constitutional crisis within 100 days
We, the CSOs that issued this statement, who were closely monitoring the election dispute in Somaliland for the last one year, firstly, are welcoming: The ongoing process for the registration of the new political associations and the preparation for the direct...
SOMALILAND’S RENEWED STALEMATE: THE CONSEQUENCE OF EXTENSIONS
Somaliland is known for solving political disputes through consensus, a practice that widely receives admiration. However, the renewed political dispute indicates that Somaliland needs to have strong independent institutions that have the trust of stakeholders....
A REPORT ABOUT THE PREPARATION OF THE 2022 SOMALILAND ELECTIONS
The upcoming elections are very crucial for the Somaliland’s democratization process. Somaliland succeeded the first phase of democratization process, but extensions and overstaying office affected the second and third phase of Somaliland’s democratization process. On...
Somaliland: Obstacles to Women Candidates in 2021 Elections
By Mona Ahmed Abdi LLB, Social Activist, Women Rights Advocate In this briefing, CPA will highlight the major challenges women candidates facing in Somaliland's 2021 combined parliamentary and local council elections, with possible recommendations on supporting...
Analysis of Amending of Law No. 14/2011 and Re-Opening of the Registration of Political Parties
Only 55 days are remaining Somaliland's combined election date scheduled for the House of Representatives and the Local Councils; however, the House of Representatives started to debate the Regulation of Political Parties/Associations' amendment Law (Law No. 14/2011)....
SOMALILAND IS READY TO VOTE
“Somaliland government funded the Majority of the Election Process, also the UK, EU and Sweden financially and technically supported the Election Process” Introduction After ten years of election delays, finally the people of Somaliland are now expecting to elect...
MONITORING REPORT OF SOMALILAND VOTER REGISTRATION
On August 23rd, 2020, the Somaliland National Electoral Commission (NEC) announced1 that the long-awaited Parliamentary and Local Council Elections will happen within 9 months, probably the last week of May 2021. That May 2021 has different historic significances on...
SOMALILAND: A DEMOCRACY WITHOUT WOMEN REPRESENTATION
Somaliland President H.E. Muse Bihi Abdi got more votes than any of the other regional leaders15, nearly 50% of the voters who casted their votes of all Somaliland elections were women. But Somaliland has the lowest women representation in the region. In Ethiopia,...
COVID19 Awareness of a Somali Youth Activists from 11 Countries
Somali Youth from Canada, USA, Costa Rica, France, Holland, Germany, Papua New Gennie, Sweden, Ukraine, China and Malaysia, raised an online awareness and experience sharing of COVID19, including to share the lessons learned about how affected countries reacted....