2023 Puntland municipal elections

2023 Puntland municipal elections

← 2021 May 25, 2023 (2023 -05-25)

All 774 seats
Registered387,094
Turnout48.10%
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
Leader Said Abdullahi Deni Dahir Haji Khalif Mohamoud Khalif Jabiye
Party Kaah Mideeye Caddaalada iyo Sinnaanta
Seats before 35 23 20
Seats won 286 211 133
Seat change Increase 251 Increase 188 Increase 113
Popular vote 68,156 48,398 28,793
Percentage 38.41% 27.27% 16.23%

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Mohamed Ismail Siibad Mohamed Abdulkadir Abdirashid Sheikh Mohamoud
Party Mustaqbal Ifiye SXA
Seats before 1 1 0
Seats won 57 78 7
Seat change Increase 56 Increase 77 +7
Popular vote 15,187 12,930 3,053
Percentage 8.56% 7.29% 1.72%

  Seventh party
 
Leader Osman Gamure
Party Runta iyo Cadaaladda
Seats before 2
Seats won 2
Seat change 0
Popular vote 919
Percentage 0.52%

The 2023 Puntland municipal elections took place on Thursday, May 25, 2023, in the Puntland state of Somalia. The elections were the second time the autonomous region had held one-person, one-vote elections. "Puntland had achieved a significant historic victory, with 30 districts holding peaceful elections," Puntland Interior Minister Abdi Farah Juha said[1]

  1. ^ Hassan, Mohamed (2023-05-26). "Somalia Holds 'Historic' Regional Elections". Retrieved 2023-08-04.