
M49 706
Somalia
Somalia
Somalia
Primary executive

Head of government

Indexed party landscape
Parties and alliances currently indexed for this jurisdiction. Active and historical labels reflect the source dataset, not an official national register.
- Tracked parties
- 64
- Active in source
- 5
- Historical in source
- 16
- parties shown
- 64
- Founded
- 1978
- Founded
- 2011
- Founded
- 1964
Union for Peace and Development Party
Party Active
- Founded
- 2012
al-Itihaad al-Islamiya
Party Unknown
Alliance for the Re-liberation of Somalia
Party Unknown
Allied Somali Forces
Party Unknown
CAHDİ Party
Party Unknown
Cosmopolitan Democratic Party
Party Unknown
Daljir Party
Party Unknown
Democratic Front for the Liberation of Somalia
Party Unknown
More parties (52)
Democratic Party of Somalia
Party Unknown
Factions in the Somali Civil War
Party Unknown
Haldoor Party
Party Unknown
Himilo Qaran
Party Unknown
Horcad
Party Unknown
Horseed
Party Unknown
Juba Valley Alliance
Party Unknown
Kaah
Party Unknown
Kaah Alliance for Equality and Development
Party Unknown
Q11905021
Party Unknown
Q11905038
Party Unknown
Q11940328
Party Unknown
Q21084310
Party Unknown
Q21084335
Party Unknown
Q21084338
Party Unknown
Qaransoor Party
Party Unknown
Rahanweyn Resistance Army
Party Unknown
Sixth Clan
Party Unknown
Social Justice Party
Party Unknown
SODAF
Party Unknown
Somali Communist Party
Party Unknown
Somali Labour Party
Party Unknown
Somali National Alliance
Party Unknown
Somali National Front
Party Unknown
Somali National Movement
Party Unknown
Somali Patriotic Movement
Party Unknown
Somali Salvation Democratic Front
Party Unknown
Somali Social Unity Party
Party Unknown
Somali Welfare Party
Party Unknown
Somalia Green Party
Party Unknown
Somalia Reconciliation and Restoration Council
Party Unknown
Tayo
Party Unknown
United Somali Parliamentarians
Party Unknown
Ururka Dadka Puntland
Party Unknown
Wadajir Party
Party Unknown
- Founded
- 1956
Justice and Welfare Party
Party Historical
- Founded
- 1959
- Founded
- 1960
Peace, Unity, and Development Party
Party Historical
- Founded
- 1969
- Founded
- 1956
- Founded
- 1964
- Founded
- 1959
- Founded
- 1964
- Founded
- 1935
- Founded
- 1943
- Founded
- 1987
- Founded
- 1960
Waddani
Party Historical
- Founded
- 1976
Elections
Partial2017 Somaliland presidential election
Presidential election · Head of state
Completed
2012 Somali presidential election
Presidential election · Head of state
Completed
2009 Somali presidential election
Presidential election · Head of state
Completed
2005 Somaliland parliamentary election
Parliamentary election · Legislative
Completed
1986 Somali presidential election
Presidential election · Head of state
Completed
1984 Somali parliamentary election
Parliamentary election · Legislative
Completed
1979 Somali parliamentary election
Parliamentary election · Legislative
Completed
1969 Somali parliamentary election
Parliamentary election · Legislative
Completed
1964 Somali parliamentary election
Parliamentary election · Legislative
Completed
2016 Somali parliamentary election
Parliamentary election · Legislative
Planned
Candidates
Partial2009 Somali presidential election · Completed
Aug 9, 2026 · Jan 30, 2009
- Independent clusters, last 30 days
- 0
- Independent clusters, days 31–180
- 0
- Confidence
- 80.0%
2012 Somali presidential election · Completed
Aug 9, 2026 · Sep 10, 2012
- Independent clusters, last 30 days
- 0
- Independent clusters, days 31–180
- 0
- Confidence
- 80.0%
2012 Somali presidential election · Completed
Aug 9, 2026 · Sep 10, 2012
- Independent clusters, last 30 days
- 0
- Independent clusters, days 31–180
- 0
- Confidence
- 80.0%
2017 Somaliland presidential election · Completed
Aug 9, 2026 · Nov 13, 2017
- Independent clusters, last 30 days
- 0
- Independent clusters, days 31–180
- 0
- Confidence
- 80.0%
2017 Somaliland presidential election · Completed
Aug 9, 2026 · Nov 13, 2017
- Independent clusters, last 30 days
- 0
- Independent clusters, days 31–180
- 0
- Confidence
- 80.0%
2017 Somaliland presidential election · Completed
Aug 9, 2026 · Nov 13, 2017
- Independent clusters, last 30 days
- 0
- Independent clusters, days 31–180
- 0
- Confidence
- 80.0%
Sources
3
- 1Inter-American Development Bank Database of Political Institutions 2023CC-BY-4.0 · Aug 9, 2026
- 2WikidataCC0-1.0 · Aug 9, 2026
- 3Unicode Common Locale Data RepositoryUnicode-3.0 · Aug 9, 2026
Political world map
Eastern Africa
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- Conflicting
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Listed without map geometry (6)
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