Waddani
Political party in Somaliland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Somaliland National Party (Somali: Xisbiga Waddani, lit. 'Patriotic Party'), sometimes referred to as the Waddani National Party and better known by its shortened Somali form Waddani, is a political party in Somaliland. The party was founded by Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi (Irro) in 2012, ahead of the second municipal elections later that year.[3] On 16 November 2021 Hersi Ali Haji Hassan was elected as the new chairman of the opposition party.[1][2]
Somaliland National Party Xisbiga Waddani | |
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Leader | Hersi Ali Haji Hassan[1][2] |
Founder | Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi |
Founded | 2012 |
Split from | UCID |
Headquarters | Hargeisa |
Ideology | Somaliland nationalism Islamic democracy Populism |
Political position | Syncretic |
House of Representatives | 31 / 82 |
Local councillors | 79 / 220 |
Party flag | |
Website | |
waddani-party | |
Economically the party leans left, defending the establishment of a universal healthcare system, public investment and doubling resources in education. It is progressive on issues regarding minority rights and fundamental freedoms, such as proposing a quorum of 30% of women in parliament. The party also supports greater decentralisation. Additionally, the party places great importance on Islamic moral and cultural heritage, and intends to give it a more important place in the education system and in the establishment of laws. The party's economic and diplomatic policy is also more nationalist than that of its rivals, and this nationalism also applies to issues of defense, with the party promising to increase funding dedicated to the army.[4][5]
The constitution of Somaliland only allows for the top three political parties to contest elections, to avoid the previous proliferation of clan-based parties in the 1960s.[6] Waddani became one of the three in 2012, replacing the United Peoples' Democratic Party (UDUB).[7]