House of Elders (Somaliland)

The House of Elders (Somali: Golaha Guurtida) is the upper house of Somaliland parliament.[1] It has 82 members, representing traditional leaders. The House of Elders is mandated with considering bills proposed by the lower house of the parliament, the Somaliland House of Representatives.[2][3][4]

Somaliland House of Elders Building, Hargeisa
House of Elders

Golaha Guurtida
Type
Type
History
Founded1993
Leadership
Speaker
Structure
Seats82 members
Length of term
5 years
Meeting place
Hargeisa
Website
somalilandparliament.net
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Somaliland National Charter of 1993 established bicameral legislature.[5]

Speakers
gollark: Wireless monitor?
gollark: My resume will just be the potatOS source.
gollark: I'll work for 1000KST/minute.
gollark: I can speak on discord, it's fine if very annoying.
gollark: Wait, what are you doing which actually requires me?

References
  1. "Golaha guurtida Somaliland goormey howlgab noqonayaan?". 21 January 2019 – via www.bbc.com.
  2. "Maxaa u Dan ah Somaliland".
  3. Bahcheli, Tozun; Bartmann, Barry; Srebrnik, Henry (9 September 2004). "De Facto States: The Quest for Sovereignty". Routledge – via Google Books.
  4. Salih, Mohamed Abdel Rahim Mohamed; Wohlgemuth, Lennart (4 June 1994). "Crisis Management and the Politics of Reconciliation in Somalia: Statements from the Uppsala Forum, 17-19 January 1994". Nordic Africa Institute – via Google Books.
  5. https://www.iri.org/sites/default/files/flip_docs/Somaliland%20Democratization%20Strategy%20Blog%20Post%20-%20E%20Lewis%20OME/files/assets/basic-html/page61.html
  6. https://www.econstor.eu/bitstream/10419/122230/1/66936990X.pdf
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