Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi

Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi (Cirro), born 24 April 1955, is the Speaker of the House of Representatives (Lower Chamber) of Somaliland's first elected Parliament. He was elected Speaker on November, 2005. Prior to his election as Speaker, Abdirahman Cirro was one of the founders of UCID (Justice and Welfare) party.

Somaliland parliamentary election 2005

Somaliland held elections to an 82-member House of Representatives on 29 September 2005. It was the first multiparty parliamentary election conducted in the secessionist Republic of Somaliland since 1991, when the Somali Civil War began.

Political parties

The Somaliland Constitution limits the number of political parties to three, all of which will compete in the election. Various sources provide different translations of political party names. They are:

• Peace, Unity, and Development Party (Kulmiye Nabad, Midnimo iyo horumar, also known as Solidarity/The Gathering/Union and Development), The party chairman is Ahmed Mohamed Mohamud Silanyo
• For Justice and Development (Ururka Caddaalada iyo Daryeelka, also known as the Justice and Welfare Party). The party chairman is Faysal Ali Warabe
• For Unity, Democracy, and Independence (Ururka dimuqraadiga ummadda bahawday, also known as Allied People's Democratic Party/United Democratic People's Party/National Alliance Democratic Party/Pillar). The party chairman is Dahir Riyale Kahin, who is the current President of Somaliland.

There are a total of 246 candidates, including five women contesting the election. A team of 76 observers from Canada, Finland, Kenya, South Africa, the United Kingdom, the United States and Zimbabwe monitored the polls. They described that the elections were conducted in a peaceful condition and were generally free and fair

References

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