2004 Somali presidential election
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Indirect presidential elections were held in Somalia on 10 October 2004. The president was elected by the Transitional Federal Parliament. The election process involved multiple rounds of voting, with various candidates vying for the presidency, former President of Puntland, Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed was elected as the 6th President of Somalia.
Results
[edit]In the first round, Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed emerged as the frontrunner with 29.30% of the votes. Subsequently, he secured increasing support in the second and third rounds, ultimately winning the election with a significant majority. Other candidates withdrew from the competition at various stages, contributing to Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed's clear victory.[1][2][3][4][5]
Candidate | First round | Second round | Third round | |||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | |
Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed | 80 | 29.30 | 147 | 54.85 | 189 | 70.52 |
Abdullahi Ahmed Addow | 35 | 12.82 | 83 | 30.97 | 79 | 29.48 |
Mohamed Afrah Qanyare | 33 | 12.09 | 38 | 14.18 | ||
Abdulrahman Jamma Barre | 18 | 6.59 | ||||
Abdiqasim Salad Hassan | 16 | 5.86 | ||||
Mohammed Hassan Adow | 14 | 5.13 | ||||
Musa Sudi Yalahow | 13 | 4.76 | ||||
Osman Jama Ali | 10 | 3.66 | ||||
Jeylani Ali Kediye | 9 | 3.30 | ||||
Hussein Mohamed Aydid | 9 | 3.30 | ||||
Farah Weheliye Addo | 8 | 2.93 | ||||
Mohamed Omar Habeb | 6 | 2.20 | ||||
Mumin Ibrahim Isak | 4 | 1.47 | ||||
Ali Omar Hasan Guled | 3 | 1.10 | ||||
Abdi Guled Mohamed | 3 | 1.10 | ||||
Mahdi Abukar Mahud | 2 | 0.73 | ||||
Ahmed Abdi Hashi | 2 | 0.73 | ||||
Mohamed Yasin Ismail | 2 | 0.73 | ||||
Asha Ahmed Abdalla | 2 | 0.73 | ||||
Qadir Sufi | 1 | 0.37 | ||||
Abdi Osman | 1 | 0.37 | ||||
Abdirahman Abdi Aware | 1 | 0.37 | ||||
Osman Mohamed Farah | 1 | 0.37 | ||||
Ali Lahi Mohamed | 0 | 0.00 | ||||
Sheikh Omar Qasim | 0 | 0.00 | ||||
Jama Hassan Khalif | 0 | 0.00 | ||||
Total | 273 | 100.00 | 268 | 100.00 | 268 | 100.00 |
Registered voters/turnout | 275 | – | 275 | – | 275 | – |
Source: Somalia Talk, African Elections Database |
References
[edit]- ^ "SOMALIA: New president takes oath of office". Irinnews.org. 14 October 2004. Archived from the original on 13 September 2006. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- ^ "BBC Somali". www.bbc.com. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
- ^ "C/LAAHI YUSUUF AXMED, AYAA KU GUULAYSTEY MADAXWEYNAHA SOOMAALIYA". www.somalitalk.com. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
- ^ "BBC Somali". www.bbc.com. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
- ^ "BAARLAMAANKA KMG OO BILAABAY CODAYNTII MADAXWEYNAHA". www.somalitalk.com. Retrieved 2024-04-25.