The Justice and Welfare Party (, UCID; ), sometimes translated as the Justice and Welfare Association, and also known as For Justice and Development, was the oldest

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. The party tended to be supported by people from the Cidagale and Garxajis and some sub-clans of the

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UCID was founded in 2001 by

politician Faysal Ali Warabe, with its program being inspired by that of the Finnish

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. Waraabe also served as its Chairman. The party had been described as the only one at a national level that adhered to a specific political ideology. Based in

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, the political party came in third place during the 2003 Somaliland presidential election, receiving 16% of the votes. In the

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held on 29 September 2005, the party won 26.9% of the vote and 21 out of 82 seats. In the 2024 Somaliland national political party elections, the party came in 7th place. As a result of this it lost its official status as only 3 political parties are allowed to exist and contest regular elections in Somaliland. It was replaced by the Kaah party.

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