2000 Somali presidential election
26 August 2000
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The 2000 Somali presidential election was an indirect presidential election was for the Transitional National Government of Somalia held in Djibouti on 26 August 2000.[1]
The election was conducted by the 245 members of Transitional National Assembly, Somalia's interim parliament established earlier that year the Somali National Reconciliation Conference. Abdiqasim Salad Hassan, was elected as the 5th President of Somalia for a 3 year term, after 3 rounds of voting.[2] The election was met with widespread optimism and jubilation in Mogadishu.[3]
Results
| Candidate | First round | Second round | Third round | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | |
| Abdiqasim Salad | 78 | 33.19 | 124 | 52.54 | 145 | 61.18 |
| Abdullahi Ahmed Addow | 83 | 35.32 | 110 | 46.61 | 92 | 38.82 |
| Ali Khalif Galaydh | 35 | 14.89 | 2 | 0.85 | ||
| Ali Mahdi Muhammad | 12 | 5.11 | ||||
| Others | 27 | 11.49 | ||||
| Total | 235 | 100.00 | 236 | 100.00 | 237 | 100.00 |
| Source: Goobjoog[4] | ||||||
Aftermath
Despite the initial optimism, Abdiqasim's government never controlled much territory beyond the capital, Mogadishu, in large part due Ethiopian backing of a coalition of warlords opposed to the TNG.[5] Experts argue that Ethiopia's rejection of the TNG was motivated by the fear of a strong Somali state, not dependent on Addis Ababa, which could reignite tension in Ethiopia's Somali-majority Ogaden region.[6][7] Ethiopia eventually succeeded deposing the TNG after the Embagathi accords that led to the formation of the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) in 2004 and the presidency Ethiopia's favored candidate Abdullahi Yusuf, on the grounds that he would give up Somalia's long standing claim to the Ogaden.[8][9]
References
- ^ "Somalis Elect First President in Decade". The Washington Post. 26 August 2000. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 13 February 2026.
- ^ "Somalia: Interim parliament elects new president - Somalia | ReliefWeb". reliefweb.int. 26 August 2000. Retrieved 13 February 2026.
- ^ "Somalia election met with singing, dancing". Deseret News. Salt Lake City. Press Association. 27 August 2000. Retrieved 13 February 2026.
- ^ "Akhriso: Sooyaalka Wareegyadii La Gaarey Doorashada Madxweyneyaashii Soomaaliya (1960–2012)" [History of the Rounds Reached in the Somali Presidential Elections (1960–2012)] (in Somali). Goobjoog – Isha Dadweynaha. 8 February 2017. Retrieved 13 February 2026.
- ^ Biles, Peter (8 January 2002). "Analysis: Somalia's powerbrokers". London: BBC News. Retrieved 13 February 2026.
- ^ Cocodia, Jude (3 April 2021). "Rejecting African Solutions to African Problems: The African Union and the Islamic Courts Union in Somalia". African Security. 14 (2): 110–131. doi:10.1080/19392206.2021.1922026. ISSN 1939-2206. S2CID 236350899.
Ethiopia considered a weak Somali state dependent on Ethiopian support as a lesser threat than a strong one. This propelled Ethiopia to undertake the forceful installment of the TFG.
- ^ "Ethiopia prepares to attack Somali Islamists – Eritrea". Sudan Tribune. 21 August 2006.
- ^ Cocodia, Jude (3 April 2021). "Rejecting African Solutions to African Problems: The African Union and the Islamic Courts Union in Somalia". African Security. 14 (2): 110–131. doi:10.1080/19392206.2021.1922026. ISSN 1939-2206. S2CID 236350899.
The TFG had Ethiopia's approval on the basis that under Yusuf, Somalia will rest its claim to the Ogaden region
- ^ Sekhu, Lesego (5 June 2024). "Somalia African Transitional Justice Hub". Retrieved 13 February 2026.