Hargeisa- The Somaliland President, Mr. Dahir Rayale Kahin issued a Presidential Decree setting the new date of the elections to be on 27th of September 2009. According to a press release yesterday by the government's spokesman, Mr. Said Adani Moge, this came after taking the Guurti's extension into consideration and the new proposal from the Electoral Commission that the new date will be on the 27th of September 2009.

The Electoral Commission issued a press release yesterday to set a new date for the elections inline with the latest Guurti's extension. Immediately, the President issued a Presidential Decree to confirm the new date set by the committee.