Horseed (, ) is a
political party
A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular country's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific ideological or p ...
based in
Garowe
Garowe ( so, Garoowe, ar, غَاْرَّوْؤَيَ, , the administrative capital of the autonomous
Puntland
Puntland ( so, Puntland, ar, أرض البنط, it, Terra di Punt or ''Paese di Punt''), officially the Puntland State of Somalia ( so, Dowlad Goboleedka Puntland ee Soomaaliya, ar, ولاية أرض البنط الصومالية), is a F ...
state in northeastern
Somalia
Somalia, , Osmanya script: 𐒈𐒝𐒑𐒛𐒐𐒘𐒕𐒖; ar, الصومال, aṣ-Ṣūmāl officially the Federal Republic of SomaliaThe ''Federal Republic of Somalia'' is the country's name per Article 1 of thProvisional Constituti ...
.
Overview
On 14 November 2012, President of Putnland
Abdirahman Farole
Abdirahman Mohamud Farole ( so, Cabdiraxmaan Maxamuud Faroole; ar, عبد الرحمن محمد; born 1945) is a Somali politician. He served for many years in the government, acting as a governor of the Nugal region of Somalia in the 1990s an ...
announced the launching of his new political party, Horseed. The association counts over 200 members and represents the incumbent Puntland government, including Vice President
Abdisamad Ali Shire
Abdisamad Ali Shire Abdisamad Ali Shire ( so, Cabdisamad Cali Shiire, ar, عبد الصمد علي شيري) is a former Vice President of Puntland. and the state Ministers. It is the first prospective party to register for an application with the Transitional Puntland Electoral Commission (TPEC). According to Farole, the general public will be eligible for membership in the organization once it is selected as an official political party. Farole made a speech in Parliament after announcing the first political party in Puntland discussing Puntland's transition to a
democratic system
Democracy (From grc, δημοκρατία, dēmokratía, ''dēmos'' 'people' and ''kratos'' 'rule') is a form of government in which the people have the authority to deliberate and decide legislation (" direct democracy"), or to choose gov ...
.
The first Horseed conference was held on 30 January 2013.
On 3 July 2013, in the second phase of demonstrations in the
Qardho
Qardho ( so, Qardho, ar, قرضو), also known as Gardo, is a city in the northeastern Bari region of Somalia, a district within the autonomous state of Puntland.
History Until Somalia's Independence
Qardho is one of a series of ancient settleme ...
, supporters marched through city squares carrying the party's logo and the slogans of the organization they are campaigning for in the upcoming local elections. The Chairman of Horseed in Karkar region Gani Muse Guelleh described the organization as the one that paved the way for democracy in Puntland and should be elected in order to achieve the desired progress. The party also carried out its election campaign to local councils in
Bosaso
Bosaso ( so, Boosaaso, ar, بوصاصو), historically known as Bender Cassim is a city in the northeastern Bari province ('' gobol'') of Somalia. It is the seat of the Bosaso District. Located on the southern coast of the Gulf of Aden, the mu ...
, Garowe and other areas.
On 11 July 2013, during a rally held by Horseed in Garowe, Farole has called on the people of Puntland to support change and participate in the local government elections which must pass on 15 July. He said that the current system in Puntland is one of the promises made by the parties in the 2009 elections, and he added that they will implement this system:
Vote for whomever you want. If you want to vote, don't vote for Horseed, but many people are in the middle and they think things are not going well. Many are obstructing the development of the nation.
The president also said that he welcomes the other recognized organizations, and pointed out that this system is a general honor for all
Somalis
The Somalis ( so, Soomaalida 𐒈𐒝𐒑𐒛𐒐𐒘𐒆𐒖, ar, صوماليون) are an ethnic group native to the Horn of Africa who share a common ancestry, culture and history. The Lowland East Cushitic Somali language is the shared ...
, as it leaves the clan system.
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Political parties in Somalia
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