The Puntland Electoral Commission today announced the preliminary results of the local council elections in the three districts of Nugal region, such as Garowe, Dangorayo Godobjiraan.
The Kaah party chaired by President Deni won 12 seats in the election held in Garowe district. The Horseed party, which is next, got 6 seats.
The Sincad party also got 5 seats, while the parties namely, Mideeye, Akhalwa, Runcad, Mustaqbal and Ifiye got two seats each.
The total number of Garowe local council is 33 members, 9 of them are women.
The Kaah party, which has the most votes in 12 seats, needs 5 seats to win the mayor of Garowe district. It was already expected that he will get more votes than he currently has.
In the districts of Godob Jiraan and Dangorayo, the parties Kaah, Horseed and Sincad received close votes. It will appear that the Kaah party will form an alliance with these parties.
The Horseed party is chaired by Puntland regional minister, Mohamed Abdirahman Faroole, who is a close friend of President Deni.
Most of the political observers believe that Kaah and Horseed will form an alliance on who will be elected as governors of the three districts.
