Kulmiye Peace, Unity, and Development Party

The Kulmiye Peace, Unity and Development Party (Somali: Xisbiga Kulmiye Nabad, Midnimo iyo Horumarka; Arabic: حزب التضامن), also known as simply Kulmiye (lit. 'Solidarity'), is a political party in Somaliland. The party was founded by Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud "Silanyo" in May 2002,[2] ahead of the first municipal elections later that year. The party is mainly supported by people from the Habr Je'lo, Habr Awal[3] and Darod clans.[4]

Kulmiye Peace, Unity, and Development Party
Xisbiga Kulmiye Nabad, Midnimo iyo Horumarka
ChairmanMuse Bihi
President of SomalilandMuse Bihi
Vice President of SomalilandAbdirahman Saylici
Speaker of the HouseAbdirisak Khalif Ahmed
FounderAhmed Mohamed Silanyo
FoundedMay 12, 2002 (2002-05-12)
HeadquartersHargeisa
IdeologySocial liberalism
Political positionCentre to centre-left
Regional affiliationAfrica Liberal Network (observer)[1]
Colors  Green   Yellow
House of Representatives
30 / 82
Local councillors
93 / 220
Party flag
Website
www.kulmiyeparty.org

In the presidential elections of 14 April 2003, its candidate Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud "Silanyo" won 42.1% of the popular vote. He was narrowly defeated by Dahir Riyale Kahin.

In parliamentary elections held on 29 September 2005, the party won 34.1% of the vote and 28 out of 82 seats.

In the 2010 presidential election, Silanyo and his running mate Abdirahman Saylici claimed victory and comfortably defeated Kahin.

In the 2017 presidential election, President Silanyo chose not to seek a second term in office. Muse Bihi Abdi, who became party Chairman in 2015 and his running mate, incumbent Vice President Abdirahman Saylici won with 55% of the vote.

History of leaders
Picture Name Term
start		 Term
end		 Date of birth Notes
Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud "Silanyo"
احمد محمد محمود		12 May 200213 December 201719364th President of Somaliland
27 July 2010 – 13 December 2017
Minister of Finance
1997 – 1999
Muse Bihi Abdi
موسى بيحي عبدي		13 December 2017Present2 January 19485th President of Somaliland
13 December 2017 – present
Minister of Interior
1993 – 1995

2017 Somaliland presidential election
Main article: 2017 Somaliland presidential election

Presidential elections were held in Somaliland on 13 November 2017, the third direct presidential election since 2003. General elections had been scheduled to be held in Somaliland on 27 March 2017 to elect both the President and House of Representatives,[5] but were initially postponed by six months due to the drought condition in the region.[6] The elections to elect the President and Vice President were eventually held separately on 13 November.[7] Incumbent President Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud of the Kulmiye did not run for a second term.

The result was a victory for the ruling Kulmiye party and its candidate Muse Bihi Abdi, who received 55% of the vote.

Candidate Party Votes %
Muse Bihi AbdiPeace, Unity, and Development Party305,90955.10
Abdirahman Mohamed AbdullahiWaddani226,09240.73
Faisal Ali WarabeFor Justice and Development23,1414.17
Invalid/blank votes10,475–
Total565,617100
Registered voters/turnout704,19880.32
Source: SLNEC

Electoral history

Presidential elections
Election Party candidate Votes % Result
2003 Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud "Silanyo" 205,515 42.07% Lost Red XN
2010 266,906 49.59% Elected Green tickY
2017 Muse Bihi Abdi 305,909 55.1% Elected Green tickY

Parliamentary elections
Election Votes % Seats +/– Position
2005 228,328 34.06%
28 / 82
 Increase 28 Increase 2nd
2021 257,020 36.92%
30 / 82
 Increase 2 Steady 2nd

Local elections
Election Votes % Seats +/– Position
2002 83,158 18.90%
71 / 379
 Increase 71 Increase 2nd
2012 244,795 30.19%
99 / 323
 Increase 28 Increase 1st
2021 268,815 39%
93 / 220
 Decrease 6 Steady 1st

See also

References
  1. "ALN Member Parties". Africa Liberal Network. Archived from the original on 26 October 2014. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
  2. "Brief History". Retrieved 2020-06-20.
  3. Daud, Abdi Hussein (1 January 2017). "Somaliland: Political Parties or Clan Parties?". Hiiraan Online. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  4. Freedom House, Freedom in the World 2010 - Somaliland [Somalia], 1 June 2010, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/4c1a1e9ec.html [accessed 13 August 2020]
  5. Somaliland: “Presidential and Parliament Elections Slated for March 2017 Archived November 21, 2015, at the Wayback Machine Somaliland Sun, 10 September 2015
  6. "Somalia: Presidential election postponed in Somaliland". Garowe Online. 17 January 2017. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
  7. Maruf, Harun (13 November 2017). "Voting Begins in Somaliland in Third Presidential Election Since 2003". VOA.
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