List of political parties in Somalia

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Somalia
This article is part of the series: Politics and government of Somalia

Transitional Federal Charter Executive Transitional Federal Government President Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed Prime Minister of Somalia Ali Mohammed Ghedi Ministry of Defense Barre Adan Shire Hiiraale Military of Somalia Legislative Transitional Federal Parliament List of MPs Judiciary Judiciary of Somalia Islamic Courts Union States Galmudug Jubaland Puntland Southwestern Somalia See also: Politics of Somaliland Regions Districts Elections Political parties Foreign relations Human Rights
Other countries · Politics Portal view • talk • edit

Political parties in Somalia lists political parties in Somalia.

Somalia is country in transition. Political parties don't play an institutionalized role at the moment. Many of the political factions are rather militia and/or clan outfits, with little political emphasis.

Formerly there were a number of political parties in Somalia, however during the chaotic years of civil war many of these have morphed into independent or semi-independent regional states, or fragmented into feuding warlords. These parties still have some significance in the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) and wider Somali politics, but other developments have vastly overshadowed their importance, and the political feuds of yesterday are something of a sideshow with the ICU taking over the country.

Somali Youth League - This party led Somalia to independence, and governed until Siad Barre overthrew the government in a coup d'etat. Defunct.
Somali Democratic Movement - Digil & Rahanweyn clan-based party active during the civil war, before dissolving from internal division. Currently involved in the Transitional Federal Government.
Somali National Movement - Took over the north of the country and declared independence as Somaliland.
Somali Patriotic Movement - Ogaden clan-based party, dissolved into petty warlordism. Currently involved in the Transitional Federal Government.
Somali Revolutionary Socialist Party - The party of Siad Barre, primarily a Marehan clan-based party. Its successor, the Somali National Front (SNF) eventually declared autonomy as the state of Jubaland. This southern Somali group continued to evolve into the Allied Somali Forces and then into the Juba Valley Alliance (JVA), which is now part of the Transitional Federal Government.
Somali Salvation Democratic Front (SSDF) - An alliance of factions opposed to Siad Barre. Currently involved in the Transitional Federal Government (TFG).
United Somali Congress - Hawiye clan-based party which initially declared itself the successors to Siad Barre. Dissolved spectacularily into vicious infighting. Currently involved in the Transitional Government.
Sixth Clan - pan-Somali women's movement which successfully lobbied for women's representation in the Transitional Federal Parliament, led by Asha Haji Elmi.
Green Leaf for Democracy (GLED) a group which managed to get rid of the armed checkpoints on the Bakara Market for a week during a "Global Week against Small Arms" in 2005.^[1]