Presidential elections are scheduled to be held in Somaliland on 13 November 2024,[2] the fourth direct presidential elections since 2003. On 24 September 2022 the National Electoral Commission announced that the elections, initially scheduled for 13 November 2022, had been postponed to July 2023.[3] The House of Elders voted on 1 October 2022 to postpone the elections by two years instead of the nine months previously recommended by the National Electoral Commission, effectively scheduling the election for November 2024.[4]
Incumbent PresidentMuse Bihi Abdi of Kulmiye is eligible to seek a second term in office, having first been elected in 2017. He was confirmed as his parties candidate during the parties 2023 Convention in Burco.[6] The two opposition parties of Waddani and the Justice and Welfare Party have also announced their respective candidates for the presidency. Abdirahman Mohamed Irro will once again be the candidate for Waddani party, having also been the parties candidate in 2017.[7] Faysal Ali Warabe will run as the UCID candidate for the fourth consecutive time, making him the only person to be a candidate in all direct presidential elections held in Somaliland since 2003.[8]
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