Somaliland Elections !!!!!

AND THE DAY HAS COME!!! : with every election there is that mix of  high hopes, dreams for recognition, and wishes for the best . question is how much of the public's opinion is looked at or considered  ???
 now i have promised myself i wouldn't get political, but this is " THE EVENT OF THE MONTH" . so a few words on it could do no harm .. just to make things clear,  I DO NOT SUPPORT ANY OF THE CANDIDATES, I REMAIN NEUTRAL IN THE ENTIRE ISSUE !!!! ..

now that thats out of the way , you are all wondering who is running ?. well for starters there are 3 candidates :

Dahir Riyale Kahin - For Unity, Democracy, and Independence [ UDUB]
President Dahir Riyale Kahin is Somaliland's third President. A member of the feared National Security Service under the late Somali President Mohamed Siad Barre, as Vice-President of Somaliland he took over after President Mohamed Ibrahim Egal died in 2002. He narrowly won the 2003 presidential election, amid claims of manipulation

Ahmed M. Mahamoud Silanyo - Peace, Unity, and Development Party [KULMIYE]
Ahmed Mohamed 'Silanyo', was widely expected to win the 2003 presidential election. He lost to the Unity Peace and Independence party candidate Dahir Riyale Kahin by just 80 votes. Silanyo was expected to win the next election but his party has problems. Always an autocratic Chairman, younger activists are challenging Silanyo, particularly since the party's March 2009 convention. Some senior members left and Kulmiye is weaker than in 2003.




Faysal Cali Warabe - For Justice and Development [ UCID]
leader of the second opposition party, the Justice and Welfare Party (UCID), has no political baggage from ex-President Mohamed Siad Barre's regime. This has worked in his favour and he has cultivated a successful, if relatively low key, media profile.



YES I GOOGLED IT ALL , I HONESTLY COULD NOT BE EXPECTED TO KNOW ALL OF THAT, let alone remember it , I HARDLY REMEMBER WHAT I HAD FOR BREAKFAST !!!!
voting starts in a few days or weeks, and hopefully things will run smoothly ; with as little manipulation as possible in an African country.[ don't yall sit there and act like it aint happened].. we all know there is no way to a 100% uncorrupted election, but according to claims we could come as close as 90% accurate votes. Using a facial recognition technology, should cut down on the inconsistencies . I'd say it don't get any better than this. Being in Africa; that is definitely an accomplishment.


another major event coming up is SOMALI LAND INDEPENDENCE DAY.!!!! . alotta festivities in the air in the s.land communities worldwide . like the many onlookers , I  got my cameras charged and ready to catch the excitement. 
definitely doing a post on that to0.