The Somaliland Electoral Commission has fined Kulmiye and Waddani parties 10 million Somaliland Shillings each, after campaigning before the start of the official election campaign.
The Ethics Committee of the Commission, who spoke to the media, said that these parties violated the code of conduct after preliminary campaigns in some regions.
“We have fined the two parties, Wadani and Kulmiye, 10 million Somaliland shillings each. We have also suspended the campaigns of the two parties. The Chairman of the Ethics Committee said.
Also, the committee has banned the use of government vehicles for election campaigns. After this order, the candidate Abdirahman Irro stopped his vote-seeking tour in the western areas of Somaliland.
Irro canceled a trip to Sabowanaag, Addadley, Balli-Maatan, Qoton-Daba and Balli-Kalil districts tomorrow after the order of the commission. Somaliland” said Cirro.
The campaign for the parallel presidential and party elections will officially begin on October 19, and will end on November 10, which is 2 days before the voting day. The new 7 organizations will be represented for 2 days each, while the three former parties will be given 3 days each.
This election will determine who will be the president of Somaliland for the next 5 years and the three parties that will lead the political scene for the next 10 years.