List of political parties in Somaliland

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Somaliland has a multi-party system, with a constitutional limit of three official parties at the national level (determined for a 10-year period at the beginning of each decade based on municipal election results, in which more parties are allowed) as an attempt to avoid political tribalism. A single party often does not have win power alone, so the parties must instead form coalition governments. However, despite some parties having affiliations with political internationals of a particular ideology, politics in Somaliland tend to be more clan-based rather than ideology-based. As such, the programs of parties can fluctuate depending on the issues surrounding the clan(s) that support them.

The parties

Party			Abbr.	Est.	Leader	Political position	Ideology	Seats
		Somaliland National Party Somali: Xisbiga Waddani Arabic: واداني‎	Waddani	2012	Hersi Ali H. Hassan	Syncretic	Nationalism Populism Islamic democracy	31 / 82
		Kulmiye Peace, Unity, and Development Party Somali: Xisbiga Kulmiye Nabad, Midnimo iyo Horumarka Arabic: حزب التضامن‎	Kulmiye	2002	Muse Bihi	Centre to Centre-left	Social liberalism Islamic democracy	30 / 82
		Justice and Welfare Party Somali: Ururka Caddaalada iyo Daryeelka Arabic: حزب العدالة والتنمية‎	UCID	2001	Faysal Ali Warabe	Centre-left	Democratic socialism Social democracy	21 / 82

Former parties

Dissolved parties of Somaliland

Name		Native name	Ideology	Seats
	United Peoples' Democratic Party	Ururka Dimuqraadiga Ummadda Bahawday	Nationalism Islamic democracy	0 / 82 (dissolved in 2011)

See also

• List of Somaliland Political Parties

References