Forum for National Parties | |
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| Leader | Sharif Sheikh Ahmed |
| Founder | Sharif Sheikh Ahmed |
| Founded | November 7, 2019 |
| Headquarters | Mogadishu |
| Membership | Himilo Qaran Union for Peace and Development Party National Progressive Party (Somalia) Xisbiga Kulan Xisbiga Nabadda Ilays Party |
| Ideology | Islamic democracy |
The Forum for National Parties (Madasha Xisbiyada Qaran) is an alliance of political parties in Somalia founded in October 2019.[1] The alliance includes Himilo Qaran party, led by former President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, and Peace and Development Party led by incumbent President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud. Other key leaders joining the coalition include Ilays party leader Abdulkadir Osoble, former South West President Sharif Hassan and former defense minister Mohamed Abdi, the first interim president of Jubaland.[2]
The alliance has been formed ahead of the 2020 Somali elections, when for the first time since 1969 Somalia was set to hold one man one vote elections. Reconciliation and dialogue between the federal government and federal member states will be critical to making further progress on political, security and economic reforms.[3]
- ^ "Two former presidents form new political alliance". Andalou Agency. 1 October 2019.
- ^ "In Somalias nascent democracy clans could still be needed". Garowe Online. 8 November 2019.
- ^ "Somalia's Electoral Road-Map and Federal Relations". Chatham House. 15 November 2019.