Poll agency announces results of 1PV local elections in Somalia's Puntland

by: Staff Reporter | 26 October 2021 20:07
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    Poll agency announces results of 1PV local elections in Somalia's Puntland

    GAROWE (HORN OBSERVER) - Transitional Puntland Electoral Commission (TPEC) has announced the results of 'one-person-one-vote' local elections which took place on Monday in Qardho, Eyl and Ufeyl districts.

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GAROWE (HORN OBSERVER) - Transitional Puntland Electoral Commission (TPEC) has announced the results of 'one-person-one-vote' local elections which took place on Monday in Qardho, Eyl and Ufeyl districts.

According to TPEC, the election had good turnout, with 76% of nearly 40,000 registered voters casting a ballot with 3366 votes declared invalid.

Twenty-three women have been elected for councilors with highest number of women elected in Qardho district. Women achieved the 30% quota in Ufeyn, with eight women elected while that of Qardho stands at 27% of 33 seats. Voters in Eyl district elected 6 women out 27 councilors which stands at 22% of the total seats.


Overall, the Kaah party - led by Puntland President Said Abdullahi Deni - was the main winner, securing 35 seats - or 40% of the total vote share in the three districts.

Mideeye got 25 of the possible 87 seats while the Justice and Equality Party had the third-best showing with 20 seats across three districts.
Kaah came up on top again in Ufeyn, securing 10 of the possible 27 seats.

Mideeye came in a close second, with eight seats, while the Justice and Equality party trailed slightly behind with seven. Horseed and Mustaqbal each secured a single seat.



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