Reflecting the history of Puntland
Автор: SABC News
Загружено: 2023-11-27
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Situated in the far northeast of Somalia, at the very tip of the Horn of Africa, Puntland is one of the most mature and autonomous of the member states that make up the country's patchwork federation. On 25 May, it also showed itself to be one of the most democratically advanced when it held its first statewide direct elections, becoming only the second member state to do so, after the separatist state of Somaliland. The local elections constitute a significant milestone in Puntland's protracted transition away from a clan-based electoral system, an integral part of its envisioned democratisation.
Importantly though, the elections have coincided with a re-commitment on the part of the federal government and other member states to a similar transition, for which Puntland could serve as a valuable example.
To better understand the implications of this historic development,
SABC News Correspondent, Robert Lutta had an interview with Said Abdullahi Deni, Putland's president.
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