Elections in Somaliland
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Somaliland
elects on national level a head of state
(the president
) and a legislature
. The president is elected by the people for a five year term. The Parliament
(Baarlamaanka) has two chambers
. The House of Representatives
(Golaha Wakiilada) will have 82 members, elected for a five year term . The House of Elders
(Golaha Guurtida) will have 82 members, representing traditional leaders.
Somaliland has a multi-party system, with numerous parties
in which no one party often has a chance of gaining power alone, and parties
must work with each other to form coalition government
s.
Somaliland
Somaliland is an unrecognised self-declared sovereign state that is internationally recognised as an autonomous region of Somalia. The government of Somaliland regards itself as the successor state to the British Somaliland protectorate, which was independent for a few days in 1960 as the State of...
elects on national level a head of state
Head of State
A head of state is the individual that serves as the chief public representative of a monarchy, republic, federation, commonwealth or other kind of state. His or her role generally includes legitimizing the state and exercising the political powers, functions, and duties granted to the head of...
(the president
President
A president is a leader of an organization, company, trade union, university, or country.Etymologically, a president is one who presides, who sits in leadership...
) and a legislature
Legislature
A legislature is a kind of deliberative assembly with the power to pass, amend, and repeal laws. The law created by a legislature is called legislation or statutory law. In addition to enacting laws, legislatures usually have exclusive authority to raise or lower taxes and adopt the budget and...
. The president is elected by the people for a five year term. The Parliament
Parliament of Somaliland
The Parliament of Somaliland consists of two chambers:*The House of Elders *The House of Representatives...
(Baarlamaanka) has two chambers
Bicameralism
In the government, bicameralism is the practice of having two legislative or parliamentary chambers. Thus, a bicameral parliament or bicameral legislature is a legislature which consists of two chambers or houses....
. The House of Representatives
House of Representatives of Somaliland
The House of Representatives of Somaliland is the lower house of the Republic of Somaliland.The current House of Representatives, formed following elections held on 29 September 2005, has a total of 82 members, including the Speaker of the House, Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi...
(Golaha Wakiilada) will have 82 members, elected for a five year term . The House of Elders
House of Elders of Somaliland
The Parliament of Somaliland has two chambers. The upper house is the House of Elders . It has 82 members, representing traditional leaders.Suleiman Mahmud Adam is the Speaker of the House of Elders of Somaliland....
(Golaha Guurtida) will have 82 members, representing traditional leaders.
Somaliland has a multi-party system, with numerous parties
Political Parties
Political Parties: A Sociological Study of the Oligarchical Tendencies of Modern Democracy is a book by sociologist Robert Michels, published in 1911 , and first introducing the concept of iron law of oligarchy...
in which no one party often has a chance of gaining power alone, and parties
Political Parties
Political Parties: A Sociological Study of the Oligarchical Tendencies of Modern Democracy is a book by sociologist Robert Michels, published in 1911 , and first introducing the concept of iron law of oligarchy...
must work with each other to form coalition government
Coalition government
A coalition government is a cabinet of a parliamentary government in which several political parties cooperate. The usual reason given for this arrangement is that no party on its own can achieve a majority in the parliament...
s.