Presidential elections were held in Somaliland on 14 April 2003. The result was a victory for incumbent President Dahir Riyale Kahin, who won by a margin of just 0.01%. The outcome was initially rejected by the main opposition, which led to violence and a subsequent ban on public protests for a ten-day period starting on 22 April.[1] Nevertheless, the International Crisis Group labeled the election a democratic "milestone" for the breakaway state.[2] On 11 May the Somaliland Supreme Court endorsed Kahin's victory.[3] He was sworn in on 16 May.[4]
^"Somaliland's court confirms election of Kahin as president". Agence France-Presse. 2003-05-11.
^Hersi, Mohamed Farah (2015). Confronting the Future of Somaliland's Democracy: Lessons from a Decade of Multi-Partyism and the Way Forward. Hargeisa, Somaliland: the Academy for Peace and Development (APD). p. 22.
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