Presidential elections are scheduled to be held in Somaliland on 13 November 2024,[1] the fourth direct presidential elections since 2003. On 24 September 2022 the National Electoral Commission announced that the elections, initially scheduled for 13 November 2022, had been postponed to July 2023.[2] The House of Elders voted on 1 October 2022 to postpone the elections by two years instead of the nine months previously recommended by the National Electoral Commission, effectively scheduling the election for November 2024.[3]
Incumbent PresidentMuse Bihi Abdi of Kulmiye is eligible to seek a second term in office, having first been elected in 2017. He is yet to state whether he will choose to do so.[5] The two opposition parties of Waddani and the Justice and Welfare Party are also yet to announce their respective candidates for the presidency.[6]
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