Puntland holds landmark local elections as opponents cry foul
A man casts his ballot in Somalia. More than 387,000 voters have been registered for the Puntland elections and will be choosing from among 3,775 candidates. PHOTO | SIMON MAINA | AFP
Puntland, one of Somalia’s five federal states, began municipal council elections, the first one-person, one-vote poll in the country, on Thursday, in spite of calls for delay to build consensus.
People queued to cast their ballots in 30 of 37 districts, while voting in three districts, including Garowe town, the State’s capital, was postponed with officials citing security reasons.
