The Supreme Court has made a decision on the election results of HirShabelle

Mogadishu (Caasimada Online) – The Supreme Court of the Federal Republic of Somalia has officially approved the results of the election for the House of Representatives of the HirShabelle regional government, which was initially announced provisionally by the Independent National Electoral Commission and Boundaries.

This decision, dated October 19, 2026, was issued after the court reviewed the documents and procedures related to the request for the approval of the election results for the House of Representatives of HirShabelle.

The court stated that no complaints were filed regarding the election results that took place on September 30, 2026, in accordance with Article 73 of the National Elections Law, Law No. 28 issued on November 23, 2024.

As the court indicated, the legal basis for the decision is Article 7, paragraph one, letter (F) of the National Elections Law. This article grants the commission the authority to provisionally announce the election results, while the final approval is reserved for the Supreme Court.

It was also confirmed that the commission's request complies with the requirements outlined in Article 7/1 of the Federal Supreme Court Procedures for the Approval of Election Results and the Recognition of Election Disputes, with reference number MS/F/005/07/2026, dated July 28, 2026.

The decision was also based on other legal provisions, including Article 5/4 (A) of Law No. 3, dated June 12, 1962, the Judicial System Law, and Articles 10, 11, and 13 of the Federal Supreme Court Procedures.

Finally, the court has officially approved the results of the HirShabelle Regional Assembly elections, with the senior court official ordering that the decision be communicated to the electoral commission, and also be published in accordance with legal procedures.

The HirShabelle elections took place in 10 districts, with 13 political parties participating in the competition for 99 seats in the Regional Assembly.

The total number of votes cast reached 114,633, and the commission stated that 112,451 of them were valid votes, while 2,182 votes were recognized as invalid.

The approved results indicate that the Justice and Unity Party won 759 votes and one seat, while Madalsan received 911 votes and one seat.

The Somali Citizens Party received 122 votes and one seat, while the Somali Democratic Party won 2,368 votes and two seats.

Justice and Togetherness became the party with the most votes, receiving 88,130 votes and 78 seats, while the Somali People received 113 votes, but did not win any seats.

Additionally, the National Enlightenment Party received 6,165 votes and five seats, while Karaama received 6,875 votes and six seats.

The Saab Party also received 120 votes, but did not win any seats, while Dan Shacab received 51 votes and did not win any seats.

The Sincad Party received 3,701 votes and three seats, while the Youth for National Guidance received 97 votes, but did not win any seats. Finally, the Ramaas Party received 1,939 votes and two seats.

Regardless, this election is part of the one-person, one-vote electoral process in Somalia, with the commission stating that the elections were conducted in a peaceful and free manner, while the opposition has strongly criticized the one-person, one-vote electoral process of the commission.