Somaliland Presidential election date set

Hargeisa- (Qaran)

The Chair of the Somaliland National Elections Commission, Mudane Mohamed Ismail Mohamed has formally confirmed the date of the Somaliland Presidential elections in 2009.

Speaking to the media at the offices of the National Elections Commission in Hargeisa, Mudane Mohamed Ismail stated that voting will take place on the 29th of March 2009.

Mudane Mohamed Ismail stated that all three Somaliland parties have welcomed the timetable for the elections recently agreed during a tri-party meeting in June.