Justice and Welfare Party

Justice and Welfare Party
Ururka Caddaalada iyo Daryeelka
AbbreviationUCID
LeaderFaysal Ali Warabe
FounderFaysal Ali Warabe
Founded2001
DissolvedDecember 2024
HeadquartersHargeisa
IdeologySocial democracy[1]
Somalilander nationalism[2]
Political positionCentre-left[1]
International affiliationSocialist International (observer)[3]
House of Representatives
21 / 82
Local councillors
48 / 220
Party flag
Website
http://www.xisbigaucid.com/

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

Faysal Ali Warabe, the founder and Chairman of the For Justice and Development (UCID) political party.

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.

Election results

Presidential elections

Election Party candidate Votes % Result
2003 Faisal Ali Warabe 77,433 15.85% Lost Red XN
2010 92,459 17.18% Lost Red XN
2017 23,141 4.17% Lost Red XN
2024 4,699 0.74% Lost Red XN

Parliamentary elections

Election Votes % Seats +/– Position
2005 180,545 26.93%
21 / 82
 New Increase 3rd
2021 179,937 25.85%
21 / 82
 Steady 0 Steady 3rd

Local elections

Election Votes % Seats +/– Position
2002 49,444 11.24%
43 / 379
 Increase 43 Increase 3rd
2012 105,105 12.96%
40 / 323
 Decrease 3 Steady 3rd
2021 159,801 23.18%
48 / 220
 Increase 8 Steady 3rd

See also

References

Specific
  1. ^ a b c Pirkkalainen, Päivi (2013). "Transnational responsibilities and multi-sited strategies: voluntary associations of Somali diaspora in Finland". Jyväskylä studies in education, psychology and social research (489). University of Jyväskylä: 175. ISBN 978-951-39-5532-8. ISSN 0075-4625 – via JYX Digital Repository.
  2. ^ Lansford, Tom, ed. (2021). Political Handbook of the World 2020-2021. CQ Press. p. 1521. ISBN 9781544384726.
  3. ^ "Member Parties of the Socialist International". Socialist International. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Freedom House, Freedom in the World 2010 - Somaliland [Somalia], 1 June 2010, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/4c1a1e9ec.html [accessed 13 August 2020]
  6. ^ a b "Faisal Ali Warabe". Africa Confidential. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
  7. ^ 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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