At the Somaliland Police Transport headquarters in Mogadishu, ‘elections’ of the remaining seats for people who claim to be representing the people of the Republic of Somaliland, and supported in full by the United Nations in Somalia (UNSOM) resumed.
3 women elected today 2 seats in House of People from #Somaliland, 10 of 26 #Somaliland MPs-elect are female for 38% share of seats so far https://t.co/F4T03YcxNh
— UNSOM (@UNSomalia) December 19, 2016
Voting for #Somaliland seats in House of the People continuing to surpass 30 per cent quota for women's representation in parliament https://t.co/LFDdzUdJpW
— UNSOM (@UNSomalia) December 19, 2016
Despite the well-founded protestations of the government and people of the Republic of Somaliland in UNSOM and other international actors’ unabashed endorsement of ‘elections’ to the two Somalia houses of parliament, nothing changed.
UNSOM and its city partners in Europe are viewed here in Somaliland today as determined enemies of democracy and self-determination on which the republic of Somaliland was built and thrived on for the past 25 years.
The election of the Somaliland seats was suspended last week by the Federal Indirect Electoral Implementation team (FIEIT) following disputes and complaints which arose due to the tug-of-war between premier Sharmarke and President Hassan Sheikh each of whom wished to buy off the ‘Somaliland votes’ for his own in the upcoming presidential contest.
Commendably, this time around, both the Mission of the European Union and UK in Somalia abstained from openly and gleefully showing their support of the injustice to the people of Somaliland that is being enacted in Mogadishu. The latter, though, retweeted – but did no add to – the Doorashada Tweet below.
Elections for MPs representing Somaliland community to resume soon. delegates occupy their seats. #SIEIT on its final Pre #Doorashada2016 pic.twitter.com/kTr3s4RPor
— Doorashada2016 (@doorashada2016) December 19, 2016
The government of Somaliland has yet to credibly and loudly present its protestations to teh right desks and judicial systems of the world.
