Ruling
Party Wins Somaliland Elections
AP via Yahoo! News Sat, 15 Oct
2005 5:23 PM PDT
Breakaway Somaliland's ruling party won the most seats in
its first multiparty parliamentary elections since it
separated from Somalia more than a decade ago, according to
provisional results released Saturday by election officials.
Ruling
Party Wins Somaliland Elections
The Daily Advance - 28
minutes ago
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Breakaway Somaliland's
ruling party won the most seats in its first multiparty
parliamentary elections since it separated from Somalia more
than a decade ago, according to provisional results released
Saturday by election officials
Interview
with Mark Bradbury, Somaliland poll observer
Reuters AlertNet, UK -
11/10/05
... whose speciality is the Horn of Africa, was one
of the observers who monitored parliamentary elections in
the self-declared republic of Somaliland on 29 ...
Somaliland’s
democratic lesson
Open Democracy, UK -
6/10/05
The first notable feature of Hargeisa, the Somaliland
capital, is the vast number of blue plastic bags littering
the fields outside the airport. ...
Somaliland
hailed for polls
News24, South Africa -
3 Oct 2005
... observers have expressed satisfaction with the
conduct of last week's parliamentary elections in the
Somalia's breakaway republic of Somaliland, deeming
them ...
Somalilanders
battle for independence
Mail & Guardian Online -
After 19 years without a working government,
Somalia would walk any award for longevity on a knife-edge.
Equally, Somaliland, its northern neighbour on the Horn of
Africa, must be a contender for the patience prize
United
States Welcomes Elections in Somaliland
U.S. State Department Tue, 04
Oct 2005 5:25 PM PDT
Washington - The United States welcomes the recent
parliamentary elections in the Somaliland region of Somalia
as an example of democracy for greater Somalia, according to
an October 3 State Department statement. The elections on
September 29 were the first multiparty parliamentary
elections since the region separated from Somalia. Many of
the candidates were citizens of the United States,
Parliamentary
elections held September 29 in Somalia region
ArabicNews.com Tue, 04 Oct
2005 9:11 AM PDT
The United States welcomed the recent parliamentary
elections in the Somaliland region of Somalia as an example
of democracy for greater Somalia, according to an October 3
State Department statement
SOMALIA:
Somaliland elections peaceful, say observers
IRIN Mon, 03 Oct 2005
5:37 AM PDT
HARGEYSA, 3 Oct 2005 (IRIN) - Legislative elections in the
self-declared republic of Somaliland on Thursday were
generally conducted in a peaceful, free and fair manner but
fell short of several international standards, international
observers said.
Elections
in Somaliland appear credible
Independent Online, South Africa -
30/09/05) 11 hours ago
Hargeisa - Residents of the breakaway Somaliland
voted on Thursday in the first multiparty parliamentary
elections since the region separated from Somalia more ...
Somaliland
Voters Head to Polls
Voice of America - 29/9/05)
1 hour, 36 minutes ago
The European
Commission's Mr. Hands says that, for the time being,
Somaliland is not being recognized as a separate country.
But, he says, the international community is impressed with
the area's progress.
Somaliland
hopes for world recognition
29/9/05- Mail & Guardian Online
Somaliland
in first vote for MPs
BBC News - 29/9/05)
2 hours, 57 minutes ago
Voters in Somaliland are choosing MPs for
the first time since independence was declared from Somalia in
1991.
Somaliland
in first vote for MPs
Kenya Broadcasting
Corporation 29/9/05- 47 minutes ago
Voters in Somaliland are choosing MPs for
the first time since the territory declared independence from
Somalia 14 years ago. All three parties competing put the quest
for international recognition at the top of the agenda
(Washington Times 29/9/05) The leader of the
breakaway republic of Somaliland has called on Africa and the
world to recognize his country in the wake of a successful run-up
to democratic elections that take place today.
Somaliland
hits the polls in historic vote
(Associate Press 29/9/05)Residents of the
breakaway Somaliland voted Thursday in the first multiparty
parliamentary elections since the region separated from Somalia
more than a decade ago.
Signpost
in Somaliland's Quest for Sovereignty
Media Monitors Network, CA -
29/9/05) 3 hours ago
by Nathalie Peutz. "The Republic of Somaliland has
indeed accomplished a remarkable feat and without international
assistance. The ...
Voters
to choose assembly in Somaliland
Pravda Ru - 29/9/05)
1 hour, 28 minutes ago
Voters began casting ballots Thursday to choose a
legislative assembly for breakaway Somaliland in the first
multiparty parliamentary elections since the region separated from
Somalia more than a decade ago.
Somaliland
hopes for world recognition
Mail and Guardian - 29/9/05)
2 hours, 25 minutes ago
Voters in Somalia's breakaway republic of Somaliland
cast ballots on Thursday to elect lawmakers amid hopes the
exercise will bring them international recognition as a sovereign
state.
Voters
Cast Ballots in Somaliland Election
ABC News - 2 hours,
40 minutes ago
Voters Cast Ballots in First Multiparty
Parliamentary Election in Somaliland
Somaliland
votes - BBC News World Addition
The breakaway territory of Somaliland votes on Thursday for a
new parliament - President Kahin hopes
the election will lead to international recognition -
Voters
Cast Ballots in Somaliland Election
WINK TV Southwest Florida - 2
hours, 43 minutes ago
HARGEISA, Somalia Residents of the breakaway Somaliland
voted Thursday in the first multiparty parliamentary elections
since the region separated from Somalia more than a decade ago
Somaliland
votes in maiden legislative polls amid high security
Khaleej Times - Sep 28 9:44 PM
HARGEISA, Somalia - Voters in Somalia’s breakaway republic of Somaliland
on Thursday cast their ballots to elect members of parliament
with the hope the exercise will boost its chance of world
recognition as a state independent of a nation in chaos
Somaliland
Pushes for International Recognition 
Voice of America - 28/9/05 - at
8pm uk time
Voters in northwestern Somalia's breakaway region of Somaliland
head to the polls Thursday. The upcoming legislative elections
highlight the region's 14-year struggle to be recognized
internationally as an independent republic.
SOMALIA:
Somaliland gears up for legislative poll
Reuters AlertNet, UK - 4
hours ago
HARGEYSA, 28 September (IRIN) - Voters in the self-declared
republic of Somaliland, northwestern Somalia, go to polls
on Thursday to elect 82 Members of
FACTBOX-Key
facts about African territory
Somaliland
AlertNet - Sep 27
10:09 AM
Sept 27 (Reuters) - Somaliland, a former
British protectorate and a semi-desert territory which broke away
from Somalia in 1991, hold parliamentary elections on Sept. 29,
its third democratic polls since seceding.
Vote
rekindles Somaliland's hopes
Aljazeera - Sep 27
4:46 AM
Street vendors in Somalia's breakaway region of Somaliland
have reported huge sales of the narcotic leaf qat and newspapers,
as campaigning wraps up for legislative polls this week amid hopes
for long-denied international recognition
Somali
enclave pushes for nationhood with polls
HARGEISA, Sept 27 (Reuters) - The breakaway
enclave of Somaliland holds parliamentary elections on Thursday,
trying to to prove it is a model of democracy in lawless Somalia
and worthy of nationhood.
Elections
mean big business
Hargeisa - Street vendors in Somalia's breakaway
region of Somaliland reported huge sales of the narcotic leaf khat
and newspapers as campaigning wrapped up on Tuesday for
legislative polls this week amid hopes for long-denied
international recognition
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