Written question asked by Baroness Brown of Silvertown (Labour) on Monday, 21 November 2022, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 23 November 2022. It was answered by Andrew Mitchell (Conservative) on Tuesday, 29 November 2022 on behalf of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.

Somaliland: Elections

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent steps he has taken to support peaceful and inclusive compromise on a timetable and processes for elections in Somaliland.

Answer: The UK has led the international community's engagement on elections in Somaliland and supported a joint statement with partners on 8 November urging Somaliland's political actors to agree on an electoral roadmap. Following the political demonstrations across Somaliland on 11 August, we raised this with the President and Minister of Foreign Affairs and issued a statement calling for all sides to behave peacefully and uphold the rights to assembly and association. It is important that agreement is reached between Somaliland stakeholders on a roadmap for elections. We continue to monitor the situation and to raise this issue with the Somaliland Government.

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