2003 Somaliland presidential election

2003 Somaliland presidential election
14 April 2003
 
Nominee Dahir Riyale
Kahin 		Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud Faysal Ali Warabe
Party UDUB Kulmiye UCID
Running mate Ahmed Yusuf Yasin Abdirahman Saylici Mohammad Rashid
Popular vote 205,595 205,515 77,433
Percentage 42.08% 42.07% 15.85%
Results by region
President before election

Dahir Riyale Kahin
UDUB

Elected President

Dahir Riyale Kahin
UDUB

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. Nevertheless, the International Crisis Group labeled the election a democratic "milestone" for the breakaway state. On 11 May the Somaliland Supreme Court endorsed Kahin's victory. He was sworn in on 16 May.

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