Politics of Somaliland

Politics of Somaliland
Polity typeUnitary presidential constitutional republic
ConstitutionConstitution of Somaliland
Legislative branch
NameParliament
TypeBicameral
Meeting placeSomaliland Parliament Place
Upper house
NameHouse of Elders
Presiding officerSuleiman Mohamoud Adan
Lower house
NameHouse of Representatives
Presiding officerYasin Haji Mohamoud, Speaker of the House of Representatives
Executive branch
Head of state and government
TitlePresident
CurrentlyMuse Bihi Abdi
AppointerDirect popular vote
Cabinet
Current cabinetCabinet of Somaliland
HeadquartersPresidential Palace - Qasriga Madaxtooyada JSL
Ministries23
Judicial branch
NameJudiciary
Supreme Court
Chief judgeAdan Haji Ali
SeatSupreme Court Building

The politics of Somaliland take place within a hybrid system of governance, which, under the Somaliland constitution, combines traditional and western institutions. The constitution separates government into an executive branch, a legislative branch, and a judicial branch, each of which functions independently from the others.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Somaliland Government". The Somaliland Government. Retrieved 28 July 2012.
  2. ^ "Why is the World Ignoring Somaliland?". Harvard Politics. Retrieved 4 March 2020.