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Justice and Welfare Party

Justice and Welfare Party

Political party

The Justice and Welfare Party (Somali: Ururka Caddaalada iyo Daryeelka, UCID; Arabic: حزب العدالة والتنمية), sometimes translated as the Justice and Welfare Association, is the oldest political party in Somaliland. The party tends to be supported by people from the Garhajis clan[4] and some sub-clans of the Dir.[5]

Faysal Ali Warabe, the founder and Chairman of the For Justice and Development (UCID) political party.
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UCID was founded in 2001 by Somaliland politician Faysal Ali Warabe, with its program being inspired by that of the Finnish Social Democratic Party.[1] Waraabe also serves as its Chairman.[6] The party has been described as the only one at a national level to adhere to a specific political ideology.[7]

Based in Hargeisa, the political party came in third place during the 2003 Somaliland presidential election, receiving 16% of the votes.[6]

In the parliamentary elections held on 29 September 2005, the party won 26.9% of the vote and 21 out of 82 seats.

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References

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    Lansford, Tom, ed. (2021). Political Handbook of the World 2020-2021. CQ Press. p. 1521. ISBN 9781544384726.
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    "Member Parties of the Socialist International". Socialist International. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
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    Somaliland's Progress Toward Peace: Mapping the Community Perspective (PDF) (Report). Academy for Peace and Development; Interpeace Regional Office for Eastern and Central Africa. August 2015. p. 19. ISBN 978-9966-1665-4-8. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
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    Freedom House, Freedom in the World 2010 - Somaliland [Somalia], 1 June 2010, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/4c1a1e9ec.doc [accessed 13 August 2020]
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    "Faisal Ali Warabe". Africa Confidential. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
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    Ali, Bashir (2017-11-06). "Somaliland election: Will the self-declared state show East Africa how it's done?". African Arguments. Retrieved 2021-06-01.
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