2003 Somaliland presidential election

Presidential elections were held in Somaliland on 14 April 2003. The result was a victory for incumbent President Dahir Riyale Kahin, who won by a margin of just 0.01%. The outcome was initially rejected by the main opposition, which led to violence and a subsequent ban on public protests for a ten-day period starting on 22 April.^[1] Nevertheless, the International Crisis Group labeled the election a democratic "milestone" for the breakaway state.^[2] On 11 May the Somaliland Supreme Court endorsed Kahin's victory.^[3] He was sworn in on 16 May.^[4]

^ "Somaliland bans protests". BBC News. 2003-04-23. Retrieved 2009-09-05.
^ "Somaliland: Democratisation and Its Discontents". International Crisis Group. 2003-07-28. Archived from the original on August 6, 2009. Retrieved 2009-09-05.
^ "Somaliland's court confirms election of Kahin as president". Agence France-Presse. 2003-05-11.
^ Hersi, Mohamed Farah (2015). Confronting the Future of Somaliland's Democracy: Lessons from a Decade of Multi-Partyism and the Way Forward. Hargeisa, Somaliland: the Academy for Peace and Development (APD). p. 22.

[1] "Somaliland bans protests". BBC News. 2003-04-23. Retrieved 2009-09-05.

[2] "Somaliland: Democratisation and Its Discontents". International Crisis Group. 2003-07-28. Archived from the original on August 6, 2009. Retrieved 2009-09-05.

[3] "Somaliland's court confirms election of Kahin as president". Agence France-Presse. 2003-05-11.

[:7-4] Hersi, Mohamed Farah (2015). Confronting the Future of Somaliland's Democracy: Lessons from a Decade of Multi-Partyism and the Way Forward. Hargeisa, Somaliland: the Academy for Peace and Development (APD). p. 22.

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2003 Somaliland presidential election

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