Wrangles emerge over Somaliland electoral team

Somaliland elections

Women queue to vote for Somaliland’s elections at a polling station in Gabiley on May 31, 2021.  PHOTO | AFP

Somalia appeared to hit the first hurdle in preparing for the upcoming indirect elections after officials disagreed on who should be members of the electoral teams for the breakaway region of Somaliland.

The planned selection of leaders for the State Indirect Electoral Implementation Team (Sieit), responsible for Somaliland, ended up with two parallel lists of officials.