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A female delegate casts her vote in the Somaliland election to vote a member of parliament into Somalia's House of the People in Mogadishu, Somalia, on 6 December 2016. UN Photo
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Somaliland and northern regions begin voting for the House of the People

Six candidates were elected to the House of the People as voting for Somaliland and northern regions commenced today in the Somali capital. The victorious candidates included Somalia’s Deputy Prime Minister Mohamed Omar Arte…
A delegate votes during the electoral process to choose members of the House of the People in Jowhar, Somalia on 3 December 2016. UN Photo
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Voting for House of the People seats enters its final stages in HirShabelle, South West and Galmudug states

Three more candidates have been elected to the House of the People in the past two days from the states of HirShabelle, South West and Galmudug as the electoral process enters its final stage. Two of the three newly elected…
"I believe cultural change will favour women, especially when we move to party politics, where leaders are elected on the basis of their manifestos and not gender,” the words of Suldan Warsame Suldan Alio Ibrow, an influential clan elder from Somalia’s South West state.
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Through the eyes of Suldan Warsame – a clan elder’s perspective on women’s participation in the electoral process

“Ultimately, I believe cultural change will favour women, especially when we move to party politics, where leaders are elected on the basis of their manifestos and not gender.” These words by Suldan Warsame Suldan Alio Ibrow…
Mohamud Hassan Elmi, Deputy Chair of the Jubbaland State Level Indirect Electoral Independent Team says they benefited greatly from the support of the state authorities which gave them the independence to conduct their work unhindered.
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Jubbaland’s key to electoral success is patience, dialogue, independence, tight security

On 24 November Jubbaland became the first Federal State in Somalia to conclude selection of candidates for seats in the House of the People. Now the state's electoral officials are being invited by other Federal States to…
A delegate walks past the ballot box during the electoral process to choose representatives to the House of the People of the Federal Parliament in Mogadishu on 30 November 2016. UN Photo
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Elections for the House of the People commences in Banaadir region

Two candidates were voted to the House of the People as the electoral process for Banaadir region started today. The peaceful exercise saw the re-election of former second Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Mahad Abdalla Awad, and…
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