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List of political parties in Somaliland

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Somaliland has a multi-party system, with a constitutional limit of three official parties at the national level (determined for a 10-year period at the beginning of each decade based on municipal election results, in which more parties are allowed) as an attempt to avoid political tribalism. A single party often does not have win power alone, so the parties must instead form coalition governments. However, despite some parties having affiliations with political internationals of a particular ideology, politics in Somaliland tend to be more clan-based rather than ideology-based. As such, the programs of parties can fluctuate depending on the issues surrounding the clan(s) that support them.

The parties

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Party Abbr. Est. Leader Political position Ideology Seats
Somaliland National Party
Somali: Xisbiga Waddani
Arabic: واداني
Waddani 2012 Hersi Ali H. Hassan Syncretic Nationalism
Populism
Islamic democracy
31 / 82
Kulmiye Peace, Unity, and Development Party
Somali: Xisbiga Kulmiye Nabad, Midnimo iyo Horumarka
Arabic: حزب التضامن
Kulmiye 2002 Muse Bihi Centre to Centre-left Social liberalism
Islamic democracy
30 / 82
Justice and Welfare Party
Somali: Ururka Caddaalada iyo Daryeelka
Arabic: حزب العدالة والتنمية
UCID 2001 Faysal Ali Warabe Centre-left Democratic socialism
Social democracy
21 / 82

Former parties

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Dissolved parties of Somaliland
Name Native name Ideology Seats
United Peoples' Democratic Party Ururka Dimuqraadiga Ummadda Bahawday Nationalism
Islamic democracy
0 / 82
(dissolved in 2011)

See also

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References

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