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Somaliland Postpones Election
 

Somalia’s break-away republic of Somaliland has postponed planned presidential and local elections.

Electoral officials and political leaders decided to postpone the forthcoming elections to allow for voter registration to be completed.

Local government polls, scheduled for December 2007 were shifted to July 1, while the presidential polls, planned to hold in April 2008 have been postponed to August 31, 2008.

Feisal Ali Warabe, Chairman of the Justice and Welfare Party, praised the decision on Monday, saying "We have been demanding that registration of voters is a prerogative for holding fair, democratic and free elections."

Somaliland broke away from the rest of Somalia in 1991 when warlords in Mogadishu overthrew Mohamed Siad Barre. Since then, it has been relatively more peaceful.

Somaliland permits only three political parties by law. The decision on the polls was taken by the three approved parties and Somaliland's National Electoral Commission.

REU/MIA