Somalia’s Supreme Court has officially approved the results of Galmudug’s September 30 repeat election, confirming JSP’s landslide victory with 67 of the 89 regional assembly seats.
MOGADISHU (Somali Report) — Somalia’s Supreme Court has given final approval to the results of a repeat election held in the central state of Galmudug on September 30, confirming that the Justice and Solidarity Party (JSP) won 67 of the 89 seats in the regional assembly.
In a statement, the court said no legal challenge had been filed against the election results, allowing it to formally validate the outcome of the vote for the Galmudug State Assembly.
The court also ordered that its decision be forwarded to the National Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission to enable the next steps to be carried out in accordance with Somalia’s electoral laws and procedures.
Twelve political associations contested the 89 seats in the repeat election, which forms part of Somalia’s broader transition towards a one-person, one-vote electoral system.
The results, announced previously, showed that JSP emerged as the dominant political association, securing 110,072 votes and 67 seats, according to the published figures.
Sincad came second, winning 10,895 votes and seven seats, while Karaama secured 10,309 votes and six seats.
Madalsan won 4,025 votes and two seats, while RamaaS received 3,044 votes and also secured two seats.
The remaining associations that won seats included Dimuqraadiga Soomaaliyeed, which received 2,283 votes and one seat; Dhallinyarada Talo-Qaran, with 2,043 votes and one seat; Caddaaladda iyo Midnimada, with 1,085 votes and one seat; and SAAB, which secured 880 votes and one seat.
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Muwaadiniinta Soomaaliyeed received 842 votes and won one seat, while Dan Shacab garnered 738 votes without securing representation in the assembly.
Dadka Soomaaliyeed received 158 votes and also failed to win a seat.
The results place JSP in a commanding position in the 89-member assembly, with its 67 seats representing more than three-quarters of the legislature.
The court's decision provides formal legal confirmation of the results, clearing the way for electoral authorities to proceed with the subsequent stages of the process.
The repeat election is part of Somalia's wider efforts to introduce direct elections, replacing the indirect system under which clan delegates and political representatives have played a central role in selecting lawmakers and national leaders.
The transition towards a one-person, one-vote system has been a major political issue in Somalia, where disagreements over electoral arrangements, constitutional changes and the distribution of political authority have fuelled tensions between federal authorities and some regional administrations.
Electoral authorities have said voting-related activities are continuing in different parts of the country as Somalia works to expand direct participation in its political process.
The Supreme Court's ruling concerns the Galmudug regional assembly election and does not, by itself, resolve broader political disputes surrounding Somalia's electoral transition.
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