Western diplomats urge Somaliland leaders to accept election results

Western diplomats have urged Somaliland’s three presidential candidates and their supporters to accept the election results, expected in the coming days, as vote counting continues. The diplomats said they have visited 30 polling stations in different cities in Somaliland to “reaffirm their support for the democratic process.” The foreign diplomats from nine European countries and the United States, who were in Somaliland on Wednesday to witness the elections, said they commend Somaliland’s National Electoral Commission for conducting a “transparent voter registration and candidate nomination process.” In a statement read by the U.K. ambassador to Somalia, Mike Nithavrianakis, the diplomats said

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