List of political parties in Somaliland

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Somaliland has a multi-party system, with a constitutional limit of three official parties at the national level (determined for a 10-year period at the beginning of each decade based on municipal election results, in which more parties are allowed) as an attempt to avoid political tribalism. A single party often does not have win power alone, so the parties must instead form coalition governments. However, despite some parties having affiliations with political internationals of a particular ideology, politics in Somaliland tend to be more clan-based rather than ideology-based. As such, the programs of parties can fluctuate depending on the issues surrounding the clan(s) that support them.

The parties

Party			Abbr.	Est.	Leader	Political position	Ideology	Seats
bgcolor=Template:Party color|		Somaliland National Party Template:Langx Template:Langx	Waddani	2012	Hersi Ali Haji Hassan	Syncretic	Nationalism Populism Islamic democracy	Template:Composition bar
bgcolor=Template:Party color|		Kulmiye Peace, Unity, and Development Party Template:Langx Template:Langx	Kulmiye	2002	Mohamed Kahin Ahmed	Centre to Centre-left	Social liberalism Islamic democracy	Template:Composition bar
		Kaah Alliance for Equality and Development Template:Langx Template:Langx	Kaah	2022	Mohamoud Hashi Abdi			Template:Composition bar

Former parties

Dissolved parties of Somaliland

Party			Native name	Political position	Ideology	Seats
bgcolor=Template:Party color|		(UDUB) United Peoples' Democratic Party	Ururka Dimuqraadiga Ummadda Bahawday	Centre to Centre-left	Nationalism Islamic democracy	Template:Composition barTemplate:Small
bgcolor=Template:Party color|		(UCID) Justice and Welfare Party	Ururka Caddaalada iyo Daryeelka	Centre-left	Democratic socialism Social democracy	Template:Composition barTemplate:Small

See also

• Politics of Somaliland